Stop Eritrea’s ‘war-funding diaspora tax’, say MPs and lords

UK parliamentarians call for inquiry into 2% levy on Eritreans abroad, amid fears that it fuels Tigray war

A group of UK parliamentarians is calling for an urgent investigation into the collection of a diaspora tax" by the Eritrean authorities, which they say could have helped fund war in neighbouring Ethiopia.

MPs and members of the House of Lords want the government to launch a full, formal, and fully funded" public inquiry into the collection of the 2% tax in the UK, and take robust action to stop the practice".