International Development written question – answered at on 1 February 2012.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what recent discussions he has had with the Government of Afghanistan on steps to improve tax revenue levels in that country.
The Government of Afghanistan's ability to raise revenue is central to the financial viability of the state. The UK has been working closely with the Afghanistan Revenue Department since 2003 and helped increase revenue to £1.65 billion in 2010-11, up 26% on the previous year. Revenue collection as a proportion of GDP grew from less than 3% in 2002 to 11.2% of GDP in 2010-11, an all-time high. In addition, tax collection targets have been exceeded for large, medium and provincial taxpayers.
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