Tents could be spotted for much of July across the 10 districts of Addis Abeba. They were set up for the purpose of accommodating the thousands of category "C" taxpayers that made their way to their respective wereda offices to meet the tax deadlines slated for them.
In just three weeks, the Addis Abeba City Administration Revenue Authority collected almost two billion Birr from this lower category of taxpayers, who make up almost two-thirds of the city's tax base. This group is taxed based on a "presumptive taxation" system of regular assessment, rather than on size of earnings. The last assessment was done in 2017.
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