Ethopia: New bill tabled to legislators proposes salary deductions from gov’t, private employees for disaster relief funding

Addis Abeba – A new bill requiring both government and private sector employees to make monthly salary deductions has been presented to lawmakers. Introduced to the House of Peoples’ Representatives on 18 March, 2025, the draft proclamation seeks to establish the Ethiopian Disaster Risk Management Commission as an independent federal government body, with a provision that mandates employees to contribute a portion of their net monthly salaries.

According to the explanatory notes of the draft proclamation, which was…