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Ethiopia mulls carbon tax on vehicles

By: Samuel Bogale
Published On: 13 May 2023

The plan is to reduce emissions

Ethiopia’s Finance Minister, Ahmed Shide, has revealed plans to introduce a new form of tax to reduce carbon emissions from transportation in the future.

He made the remark amid challenging times for the federal government, which is struggling to manage budget deficits resulting from unmatched growth in revenues and expenditures.