Selam Dawit and Dehai,
Idon't know what to say except I am hoping unrealistic dream I think
because I plaing to search how technology would play role in our education
system and having read your e-mail just I couldn't believe that computers
and TV could be tax that much please let us discuss and bring
some solution.
In addtion, I may not have brother or sister whom I can send computers
because I from the hgreseb without Elec. first of all.
Haregu A. Selamesa
On 25 Mar 1997 tesfay.stifanos@AMD.COM wrote:
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> Hi Dawit,
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> Last December I took back home a complete 486-DX2 system with 8M RAM,
> 530M Hard Drive and was taxed $2200 Birr. This was okay comparing to the
> VCR I carried which I ended up paying $5500 Birr in taxes because it
> falls in the catagory of what they call "megayetsi".
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> Hi dehaires,
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> I recently sent two desk top computers, one to my brother who lives in Addis
> another one to my wife who lives in Asmara. The customs authority in Addis
> charged my brother Birr 1800 in import tax where us the customs in Asmara
> wanted Birr 7000.
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> I have no objections to import tax what so ever but to charge such an amount
> which is almost what the computer cost to buy making the actual tax rate 100%
> is in my opnion not only right but but a sad fact as computers are vital
> educational tools not luxery items that can benefit our country invaluably.
>
> Fast developing African countries such as Ghana do not charge tax on
> computers what so ever and I was wondering what your thoughts were on this
> issue.
>
> Countries that are advanced in telecommunication and computer tecknology have
> an economical advantage and will continue to do so and if Eritrea is to
> achieve the same type of economical success that is being enjoyed by the
> likes of Singapore and Malaysia, any matter that has any thing to do with
> educating our young and our people should be given a clever thought.
>
> Hawkum
> Dawit
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>
> P.S. Tekie's story on the Egyptian Embassy was both educational and a good
> read. I look forward to reading your first published book. I hope this time
> you are not going to have wait forever. Keep up the good work.
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