- Ethiopia’s Ministry of Revenues mandates VAT on over-the-counter medicines
- Directive issued on August 14, 2025, for enforcement against non-compliant pharmaceutical companies
- Notice sent to various tax offices and sectors
- Over-the-counter medicines classified as taxable supplies
- VAT framework introduced in 2003 with a 15 percent standard rate
- Prescription medicines and certain essentials remain exempt
- Over-the-counter products are a significant part of the pharmaceutical market, which relies on imports
Source: birrmetrics.com
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