Killa Saifullah is a Political Agency, hence, many of the taxes – like motor-vehicle tax, arms licence fee, etc. – are not levied. However, local taxes like octroi and zila tax are levied by the local councils. After the imposition of ushar (Islamic duty on agricultural produce; 10% of the agricultural income), the landowners refused to pay land tax and now there is no agricultural tax indeed.

In Killa Saifullah revenue is collected through various agencies. The District Council is responsible for collection of zila tax, which is assumed to be utilised to meet development and recurrent expenditure. Similarly, the Union Councils levy octroi to meet their financial liabilities. The utility fees are collected by the provincial government through the line departments. Income tax and customs duty is levied by the federal government.

Usually, revenue generated through the local councils remains less than that required for development and even for recurrent expenditure. Major obstacles to revenue raising include lack of co-ordination between various government agencies and lack of motivation among the people.

Revenue collection is a tough task in Killa Saifullah. Officials blame the public for non-payment of taxes, but the public demands appropriate facilities in return of the taxes paid. Tax culture is non-existent in Killa Saifullah. People take every facility for granted and expect that the government should provide them every facility without paying any cost. This trend is widespread in the district. Almost all the line departments, including WAPDA, PHED and local administration have complaints of non-realisation of the assessed revenue.