Business Owners in Ethiopia’s Largest Regional State Strike against Revised Tax lawJuly 20, 2017 - Following the imposition of a revised tax law by the Ethiopian government, some business owners in the country’s largest regional state Oromiya have gone on strike, reported Reuters. Ethiopian government officials also stated that some vehicles belonging to public institutions have been attacked. On Wednesday, business owners and residents in the town of Ambo, a town located in western part of Ethiopia Ababa told Reuters that almost all shops, hotels and restaurants there have now been shut after open-ended strikes were called on Monday. The new rules had led to an increase in the amount of taxes to be paid by small businesses who want the tax repealed, they said. They have the right to appeal, but only peacefully," regional spokesperson Addisu Arega told journalists.

Source: Ethiopian News July 20, 2017 13:52 UTC