In 1869, a commission considered the matter, and reported in favour of their retention. Octrois were finally abolished in 1948. In Belgium, on the other hand, octrois were abolished in 1860, being replaced by an increase in customs and excise duties; and in 1903 those in Egypt were also abolished. A similar tax, called the Alcabala, was collected in Spain and the Spanish colonies. This tax was in force in Mexico until a few years before the Mexican Revolution of 1910. In 1910, octroi duties still existed in Italy, Spain, Portugal, and some towns in Austria. Current Octroi was still in use in the 1990s by local authorities in Pakistan for domestic goods movements. Although abolished for general trade in 1997, octroi was still being charged on certain commodities such as electricity as late as 2006. As of 2013, octroi is levied in Ethiopia. Cities in the Indian state of Maharashtra briefly abolished octroi in 2013 and replaced it with local body tax. However, octroi was reestablished there in 2014, due to decreased revenues from the local body tax. As of 1 July 2017, with the introduction of GST country-wide, the octroi has been abolished. See also Hollow state Tax farming References Attribution Endnotes: A. Guignard, De la suppression des octrois (Paris); Saint Julien and Bienaim, Histoire des droits d'octroi à Paris; M. Tardit and A. Ripert, Traite des octrois municipaux (Paris, 1904); L. Hourcade, Mcmuel encyclopedique des contributions indirectes et des octrois (Paris, 1905); Report on the French Octroi System, by Consul-general Hearn (British Diplomatic and Consular Reports, 1906); Abolition des octrois communaux en Belgique: documents et discussions parlementaires (a Belgian official report) External links Local taxation History of taxation Local government in Maharashtra it:Dazio sv:Oktroj