Ethiopia: Sher On Hot Plate, Heavy Tax, Labour Dispute

Sher Ethiopia Plc, one of the largest commercial farms engaged in the production and export of horticultural products, and the Oromia Regional Revenues Authority clutched each other at the neck over a 400 million Br tax settlement issue.

The region's revenues Authority claims that the company did not pay tax for the land it has rented to other companies engaged in horticulture development. The farmlands, which the regional state claims the tax for, are located at Ziway and Adami Tulu. But the company insists that the Authority requested them to pay corporate tax, which they have been paying to the federal tax Authority.

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