The Ministry of Finance says based on a decree of the Islamic Emirate’s supreme leader, taxes on hotels, restaurants and gas stations have been reduced across the country.

Speaking at an event in Kabul, the Deputy Minister of Finance Mawlavi Abdul Qahir said that the owners of all hotels and restaurants are now required to pay only two percent income tax.

Abdul Qahir stated that fuel stations will pay a fixed tax of 0.3 afghanis per liter, while this amount was previously 0.6 afghanis per liter.

He added that the IEA always tries to provide the necessary facilities for taxpayers.

At the event, Deputy Prime Minister for Administrative Affairs Abdul Salam Hanafi also said that to facilitate the tax issue, tax penalties for the companies have been waived.

Meanwhile, fuel station union officials have welcomed the provision of facilities, especially in the tax reduction sector.

“We thank the Ministry of Finance, when our taxes are reduced, our prices will also be reduced. The effect of this is on the nation,” a representative of the oil tankers’ union said.

According to officials of the Ministry of Finance, hotels and restaurants whose quarterly sales are less than 750,000 afghanis should pay a 2 percent tax and those with sales of more than 750,000 afghanis must pay a 5 percent profit tax.

Pakistan’s Pak Suzuki Motors has announced that it has started exports to Afghanistan and Bangladesh.

Pak Suzuki CEO Hiroshi Kawamura said at an event that the new export venture will demonstrate the quality and competitiveness of Pakistani-made vehicles on the global stag, Pakistan’s Samaa TV reported.

Meanwhile, Pakistan’s Industries and Production Minister Rana Tanveer Hussain noted that the expansion aims to grow Pak Suzuki’s network of local suppliers, boost efficiency, and lower costs through improved local supply chain management.

He also praised Pak Suzuki’s achievement of producing 2.5 million vehicles in Pakistan, attributing this success to employee dedication, SIFC efforts, supportive government policies, and strong customer confidence.

Pak Suzuki Motor Company Limited (PSMCL) is a Pakistani automobile company which is a subsidiary of Japanese automaker Suzuki.

Currently Pak Suzuki is the largest car assembler in Pakistan.

A Kandahar textile factory has resumed operations after a 45 year break, provincial officials confirmed Thursday.

According to them, the factory has 3,000 machines, of which 400 are now operational and fabric is being produced.

The factory shut down operations for 45 years due to war, but now with the facility up-and-running, fabric is being made and clothing will be provided to the ministries of public health, national defense, interior and the general directorate of intelligence.

Factory officials said if the ministries give them contracts, they can resume operations on as many as 2,600 machines and provide jobs to 12,000 people.

Sixty four of the 400 machines in operation are used to process cotton and have the capacity to enormous amounts of fabric.

Kandahar residents have welcomed the reactivation of the factory and say it will help provide locals with jobs.

The textile factory was established in 1975 but it soon closed down after war broke out.

Dozens of other factories faced a similar fate but since regaining power in August 2021, the Islamic Emirate has been hard at work to restart these factories.

One example is the state-owned bread factory, Silo-e-Markazi or central silo, which is located in Kabul. Two years ago, this factory resumed production after a hiatus of thirty years.