巴基斯坦：世行批准1.5亿美元助信德省增收房产税 卡拉奇年收目标增十倍
世界银行集团董事会10月30日在华盛顿批准1.5亿美元融资，用于巴基斯坦的「信德省房产收入提升计划」（Sindh PREP），以改善城市房产税征收、加强信德省的市政服务供给。
世界银行巴基斯坦国家主任博洛尔玛·阿姆加巴扎尔（Bolormaa Amgaabazar）说，能自己筹集收入的市政才能作长期规划和投资；目前信德省各地方议会95%以上的收入依赖省级转移支付。卡拉奇是世界最大城市之一，目前每年征收的房产税仅约850万美元，同等规模城市的征收额是其82到350倍。
该计划目标是把卡拉奇的房产税年征收额提高到8500万美元，把合规率从20%提高到50%，手段包括部署房产税管理信息系统处理计费、缴付和投诉，并在各地方议会推广综合财务管理系统。所征房产税收入的约70%将直接再投入参与计划的地方议会的市政基础设施和服务。
计划将惠及卡拉奇25个地方议会的358万居民，资金与结果挂钩；另有4000万美元的投资项目融资部分，将把房产调查和房产税管理扩展到信德省其他城市中心的20个地方议会，间接受惠约450万人。世界银行自1950年以来已向巴基斯坦提供总额520亿美元的援助。
Pakistan: World Bank Approves $150 Million to Boost Property Tax Collection in Sindh
The World Bank Group's Board of Executive Directors approved $150 million in financing on October 30 for the Sindh Property Revenues Enhancement Program (Sindh PREP) in Pakistan, to improve urban property tax collection and strengthen municipal service delivery in Sindh.
World Bank Country Director for Pakistan Bolormaa Amgaabazar said cities that can raise their own revenues can plan and invest for the long term, noting that Sindh's local councils depend on provincial transfers for more than 95 percent of their revenues. Karachi, one of the world's largest cities, currently collects only about $8.5 million a year in property tax, while cities of similar size collect 82 to 350 times more.
The program aims to raise that figure to $85 million annually, lifting compliance from 20 to 50 percent, by deploying a property tax management information system for billing, payment and grievance redress and rolling out integrated financial management systems across local councils. About 70 percent of collected revenues will be reinvested directly into municipal infrastructure and services in participating councils.
The program will benefit Karachi's 25 local councils and their 3.58 million residents, with funding linked to results verified independently; a $40 million component will expand property surveys and tax administration to 20 local councils in Sindh's other urban centres, indirectly benefiting about 4.5 million people. The World Bank has provided $52 billion in assistance to Pakistan since 1950.
来源：GSM·美国（原文链接）
图片来源：照片：巴基斯坦卡拉奇市场街景，Steve Evans 摄，Wikimedia Commons，CC BY 2.0 授权 / Photo: market in Karachi, Pakistan, by Steve Evans, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
