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To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what progress has been made in Afghanistan’s Department of Finance in collecting taxes and duties as a result of UK help; and what estimate she has made of how much extra the Afghanistan Government has committed to its poverty...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what progress has been made in Afghanistan’s Department of Finance in collecting taxes and duties as a result of UK help; and what estimate she has made of how much extra the Afghanistan Government has committed to its poverty...
Asked by
Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
(Conservative)
Answered by
Kim Howells
(Labour)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
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Written questions
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Answered
Tabled on
6 October 2006
For answer on
9 October 2006
Answered on
9 October 2006
Domestic revenues have grown impressively in Afghanistan in recent years, albeit from a low base. In 2002-03 domestic revenues were only US $121 million (3.2 per cent. of GDP) but had risen to US $400 million (5.5 per cent. of GDP) by 2005-06.The UK has actively supported the Afghan Government’s effort to raise revenues, specifically through projects in the Customs and Revenue Departments of the Ministry of Finance. The projects have been successful—validated by recent external reviews—in building the capacity of officials in the Ministry of Finance to implement tax policy and administration. This has also been recognised by the Government of Afghanistan, which has asked the UK to act as lead donor in supporting tax reform. The reforms are an Afghan government-led process implemented by Finance Ministry officials.Poverty-related spending has also increased substantially over recent years. Health spending increased rapidly from US $16 million in 2002-03 to US $45 million in 2005-06. Education spending has increased from US $48 million to US $142 million over the same period. The UK is further assisting the Afghan Government in its prioritising of poverty and growth-related spending through technical assistance to the Budget Department of the Ministry of Finance and through our contribution to the Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund.
Subjects
Tax collection; Afghanistan
Date
9 October 2006
Reference
92142; 450 c416W;450 c420W
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House of Commons