No more than 2.3 billion birr was collected in the war-torn areas - Ministry of Revenue

More than 2.3 billion birr revenue has not been collected in the war-torn areas, according to the Ministry of Revenue.

The Ministry of Revenue has set a target of collecting 360 billion birr in the 2014 Ethiopian budget year.

According to Umi Abajemal, Communication Director of the Ministry of Revenue, the country has been in a state of crisis due to insecurity and the Covenant epidemic.

He thanked the taxpayers, the tax collector's staff and other stakeholders for this.

The Ministry of Revenue and Customs Commission branches planned to collect a total of 1.8 billion birr due to the security breach during the five months, but it was not possible to collect 2.3 billion birr from the Kombolcha Ministry of Revenue and Customs Commission branches, she said. .

According to the ministry's social networking website, out of the 3.3 billion birr planned to be collected from Mekelle and Kombolcha, only 1.9 billion birr has been collected and the remaining 2.3 billion birr has not been collected.