WHEREAS, the proclamation issued to establish the Export Trade Duty Incentive Scheme in order to enhance the country’s foreign currency reserve does not accommodate indirect exporters as beneficiaries of the scheme; and in the course of its implementation certain gaps have been observed in the proclamation;
WHEREAS, extending the benefit of the scheme to indirect exporters and filling the gaps that have been observed in the proclamation contributes to growth of export trade;
NOW, THEREFORE, in accordance with Article 55 (1) and (11) of the Constitution of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, it is hereby proclaimed as follows: