Members of parliament in the newly created Aweil East State in South Sudan have set a limit for household tax due to the country's failing economy.

The legislators revised a proposed tax by the state finance ministry which pegged taxes between 160 and 210 SSP per household, noting that the current economic hardships mean the population could not afford to pay such an amount.

The taxation bill also stipulates that tax shall be collected through local executive chiefs in bomas who will be required to register 800 households.

The rate in Aweil East State is less than one third of what is being levied in Eastern Lakes State, where a similar tax is set at 500 SSP per household.