Ethiopia’s tax revenue has increased by over one billion dollar this year compared to the previous year. The Ministry of Revenue of Ethiopia has collected close to 198.5 billion birr (about $5.9 billion at the current exchange rate) during the first ten months of the current budget year started July 8, 2019.
The Customs Commission of Ethiopia has confiscated worth 1.6 billion-birr ($56.3 million) items from contraband traders during the fiscal year ended July 7, 2019.
The Customs Commission of Ethiopia today announced arresting three GIZ employees for abusing diplomatic privilege and importing worth 219.4 million birr (close to $7.7 million) goods without paying tax.
Ethiopian Police today seized four weapon smugglers with 105 Russian-made Kalashnikov guns in Burayu at the out skirt of the capital, Addis Ababa.