Taxation in Afghanistan

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In the early 1980s, direct taxes accounted for about 15% of government revenues. The share provided by indirect taxes declined from 42% to 30%, as revenues from natural gas and state enterprises played an increasing role in government finance. Tax collection, never an effective source of revenue in rural areas, was essentially disabled by the disruption caused by fighting and mass flight. Under the Taliban, arbitrary taxes, including those on humanitarian goods, were imposed.

In 2005 the government introduced an income (or wage) tax. Employers with two or more employees were required to pay 10% on annual income over about $3,500 and 20% on income over about $27,000.

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History	Timeline of the history of Afghanistan Pre-Islamic period Greater Khorasan Islamic conquest History of Arabs in Afghanistan Mongol invasion Hotaki dynasty Durrani Empire Third Battle of Panipat Battle of Jamrud First Anglo-Afghan War Second Anglo-Afghan War Third Anglo-Afghan War European influence Reforms of Amanullah Khan and civil war Reigns of Nadir Shah and Zahir Shah Daoud's Republic Democratic Republic Soviet war since 1992 2001 invasion

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