Other sources of income were zakat, customs, salt tax, khums, mint, currency, jiziya, escheats, presents, octroi, tolls and tributes.
One-third of the net receipts from octroi was paid over to the military authorities.
Even when he abolished vexatious levies such as octroi and highway toll, there was hardly a murmur of protest.
Further, every city had its own octroi duties, customs, ferry dues, highway and water rates.
Among own sources, the largest source is octroi (47%) followed by property tax (18%).
In the meantime there were quarrels not only about the octroi but about wine serving and dues on the export of grain.
However, city elections returned a local government that retained the octroi, triggering a new riot in the city.
The costs linked to a citizen's octroi dissuaded many people.
