Houthis receive 70% of Taiz revenues
English - Wednesday 12 December 2018 الساعة 02:56 pm
Taiz – Newsyemen
The total revenues of Houthi-controlled areas in Taiz province reach about Y.R 28 billion. The militias get a large percentage due to their control of the industrial area in al-Hawban, east Taiz city, according to an official statistical in 2017.
The Houthis receive about taxes on Qat, improvement, zakat and others imposed on traders, while the revenues in Taiz downtown go to many armed groups of Islah Party
In 2017, the central Taiz revenues reach Y.R 8 billion.
About 60 to 70 percent of the province's resources are still under Houthis' control," General director of finance office in Taiz Mohammed al-Sameae said.
