Ethiopia's tax reform hits its own bottleneck

Queues for tax compliance have become a regular sight at Berhan ena Selam Printing Enterprise on Adwa Street in Addis Ababa. This development highlights bottlenecks emerging from recent tax reforms. Businesses are facing challenges in adapting to the new system.

On January 24, 2026, queues for tax compliance emerged as a prominent feature inside Berhan ena Selam Printing Enterprise on Adwa Street in Addis Ababa. This situation underscores how Ethiopia's recent tax reforms are creating their own bottlenecks. Businesspeople lining up there are grappling with the demands of the new tax procedures. The development signals broader challenges for the Ethiopian business community in navigating these changes, illustrating the practical hurdles in implementing the reform agenda. Based solely on information from Addis Fortune, this account focuses on the observed queues without additional unverified details from other sources.

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