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Commentary - Rising Taxes, Shrinking Wallets: How Ethiopia's Fiscal Reforms Strain Low-Income Households Amid High Inflation, Stagnant Wages

This phenomenon is explained by the theory of bracket creep (fiscal drag), which states that in countries like Ethiopia that operate under a progressive tax system, inflation pushes taxpayers into ...
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Ethiopia revises revenue goal to $12.5 billion, adding fresh tax measures

Ethiopia has raised its revenue goals as part of its agreement with the International Monetary Fund, which includes specific conditions to reform the region's largest economy. ・Ethiopia raised its ...
The Africa Report

Ethiopia: Shrinking tax take puts IMF‑backed reforms at risk

‘Revenue mobilisation is essential’ says IMF after Ethiopia’s tax-to-GDP ratio takes steep dip to 7.5% – well behind peers. Ethiopia’s tax-to-GDP ratio fell to 7.5% in 2022/23, its lowest in more than ...
Seattle Times

Ethiopia introduces new tax to fill gap after USAID funding pause

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia’s parliament on Thursday introduced a new tax for all workers as part of measures to fill the financial gap left by the USAID funding pause. The funds collected ...