The Addis Ababa City Council on 30 Miyazia 2018 approved appointments presented by Mayor Adanech Abiebe and an additional budget of 9.94 billion birr in a unanimous vote during its regular session.
During the session the council named Million Matios as head of the Work and Skills Bureau with deputy mayor rank, Asegdew H/Giorgis as head of the Youth and Sport Bureau, and Solomon Dibaba as chief executive officer of Addis Media Network.
Of the additional budget 8.5 billion birr will cover federal salary subsidies for city employees while 996 million birr is allocated for development projects. The mayor told members that measures to increase local production and shorten supply chains are underway to ease living costs.
She also reported that action had been taken against 18,400 traders engaged in illegal practices.