Annually, over 3 million metric tons of gas and fuel are imported into Afghanistan, meaning that about 6.5 billion Afs (over $84M) should be collected from the imported fuel and gas taxes yearly.
The Ministry of Finance of Afghanistan four years ago passed a law that allows the government to collect 2 Afs ($0.02) per liter of imported gas and fuel, as a transit tax, said Union of Fuel and Gas Importers. but added it is uncertain where and how the collected tax is being spent.
The Kabul-Kandahar highway, one of the most important roads in Afghanistan, is partially damaged every year, requiring hundreds of millions of dollars to be spent on repair.
