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Is it going to start paying the salaries of government employees with "Tele Birr"?

 

Ministry of Finance; He informed that preparations are being made to transfer the salaries of government employees to "Tele Birr" mobile money system.

 

This was announced when Finance Minister Ahmed Shide presented the nine-month performance report to the University's Standing Committee on Planning, Budget and Finance.

 

What did Ato Ahmed Shide say?

 

"Works are being done to transfer the process which is currently being paid in bulk (in cash) to Tele Birr."

 

What does 'Ethio Telecom' say about this?

 

Chief Communication Officer Ato Mesai Wubshet:

 

"It is better if the matters that are held by the government are announced ahead of time.

 

However, Ethio Telecom has sufficient preparation and capacity to provide the service.

 

As the institution has been providing services to more than 32 million customers through its mobile money transfer service, the expanded system enables it to provide the service easily.

 

Any decision can be made if it comes from the concerned party.

 

The fact that salaries are paid in Tele Birr contributes to increasing the efficiency of institutions.

 

Salary payment dates and related issues during vacations and holidays allow for convenient payment for both the payer and the payee.

 

Under the current service, workers can borrow up to 35 percent of their salary without collateral during lump-sum payments such as wages. More options will be added later.

 

But till now there is no direction from the concerned body. He said.

 

An Ethiopian Commercial Bank employee, who did not wish to be named, said, "I have no information about the plan to be made by Tele Birr."

 

The same official who stated that the bank pays the salaries of government employees explained that he does not ask for any payment for this service.

 

He said that if it is said that salaries will be paid through Tele Birr, it is likely that Ethio Telecom is still using it through ties with banks.

 

Brief information:

 

According to the Ministry of Finance:

 

- To increase the share of government electronic payment and so far 159 budget offices have been made to implement the electronic payment method.

 

- In the current year, nine months of 79.2 billion birr were paid electronically.

 

- Ethio Telecom is doing reform works to enable it to fulfill the share of the government's electronics payment.

 

According to Ethio Telecom information:

 

- From the time Tele Bir mobile money transfer was announced until May 2015. It has generated 32.2 million customers.

 

- Transactions worth more than 375.2 billion birr have been completed so far.

 

- From April 16, 2015, when fuel payment has to be done digitally. Since then, 2.7 billion Birr has been traded.

 

Credit: Reporter newspaper