Economy
Regional States Begin Collecting Disaster Risk Funds from Employee Salaries
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AI SUMMARY
Regional administrations have issued new regulations to deduct between 0.5 and 2 percent from the monthly salaries of civil servants and political appointees for disaster response funds, despite the federal government previously rejecting a similar nationwide proposal.
- Regional administrations have begun issuing directives to deduct between 0.5 and 2 percent of monthly salaries from civil servants and political appointees for disaster response funds.
- A previous draft law for a nationwide, permanent disaster relief fund deduction from civil servant salaries was rejected by the federal Council of Ministers.
- Federal Disaster Risk Management Proclamation No. 1386/2017 and Regulation No. 576/2018 do not include civil servant salaries among the 17 approved revenue sources for the disaster response fund.
- The Benishangul-Gumuz region implemented Regulation No. 187/2018, named 'Halwa,' deducting 2% from political appointees' net salaries and 1% from regular civil servants starting in August.
- Benishangul-Gumuz civil servants expressed grievances that deductions were made without prior agreement or transparency.
- The South Ethiopia Region issued Regulation No. 112/2018, deducting a flat 0.5% from both civil servants and political appointees starting in August, following verbal agreements with staff.
- Southwest Ethiopia and Harari regions are currently drafting directives to collect similar disaster contingency funds from employees.
- The Addis Ababa City Administration previously implemented a 0.5% salary deduction policy for disaster funds.
- Proposals for nationwide salary deductions were rejected by the federal legislature due to concerns over cost-of-living burdens on employees and debates over mandatory versus voluntary collection.
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