Over 1,600 km rural road was constructed in Oromia State through the Universal Rural Road Access Program (URRAP) during the first quarter of the current fiscal year, the state roads authority said.
During a meeting held in Adama Town on Friday, the Authority's Deputy General Manager Abdo Geleta said the State has made meaningful progress in expanding rural roads.
Amhara State has earned over 192.3 million birr revenue from tourism during the first quarter of the current fiscal year, Ethiopian News Agency reported citing the state culture, tourism and parks bureau.
Simeneh Anteneh, public relation expert with the bureau, told Ethiopian News Agency that the state earned the revenue from 1.3 million tourists who visited tourist attractions in the state.
The Amhara Revenues and Customs Authority said it has collected more than 1.4 billion birr in revenue from various income titles over the past five months, Ethiopian News Agency reported.
Communication Expert with the Authority, Alemayehu Gashaye told Ethiopian News Agency that 32.4 percent of the total revenue was generated from direct taxes, while the remaining is from municipality services.
The Southern Nations Nationalities State Revenues Authority said it has collected over 668 million birr in revenue in the first quarter of this fiscal year, Walta Information Center reported.
Authority Revenue Development and Planning Support Process Owner, Tamiru Teferi, told Walta Information Center, that the revenue was obtained from direct and indirect taxes as well as other income titles.
Addis Ababa Public Procurement and Property Disposal Service awarded Steely RMI PLC to supply 50,084 tons of reinforcement bars that are worth 1.23 billion Birr. The steel is for the public housing projects the Addis Ababa City Administration is undertaking.
