The Wrongful Characterization of 2% Eritrean ‘Diaspora Tax’ by Media in the Netherlands

BY HAILE HABTEGABER The first obligation of good journalism is to the truth based on verifiable facts. Of course, the journalist may be biased due to own personal believes. But he/she cannot be allowed to get away with being dishonest with the facts. And to demonstrate this obligation, he/she should lay down the verifiable facts […]

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Taxes: Talk of Double Standard and Stunning Hypocrisy

By MINA, This story may unnerve you… It’s the story of how Eritrea, a small, mostly unheard-of country in East Africa, and the United States, do the same awful thing. Nearly every country in the world bases its tax system on residency rather than citizenship. If you’re an Italian citizen, and you leave Italy to […]

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African Union’s Quest for Alternative Sources of Finance: Lessons from the Recovery and Rehabilitation Tax of Eritrea

By Elias Begashaw, The African Union has been struggling to find adequate finance to pay for its activities for as long as its existence. The annual contributions from the Member States only cover a fraction of its expenses. Up to 96% of the programme budget of the organs of the Union is hence covered by […]

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Eritrea Compliments Canada over 2% Tax

By Eritrean Foreign Ministry, The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the State of Eritrea presents its compliments to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Internal Trade of Canada (DFAITC) and has the honour to convey the following:- In its communications of July 27, 2012, reference number GFA0022, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Internal Trade regrettably […]

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