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Higher Education Cost-Sharing Council of Ministers Regulation No. 91-2003

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OF THE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA 9th Year No. 85 ADDIS ABABA - 56 September , 2003 CONTENTS Council of Ministers Regulation No. 91/2003 ገጽ ፪ሺ፫፻፴፭ | Regulation Page 2335 COUNCIL OF MINISTERS REGULATION NO . 91/2003 HIGHER EDUCATION COST - SHARING COUNCIL OF MINISTERS REGULATION to Article 5 of the Definitions of Powers and Duties of the Proclamation No. 351/2003 . 1. Short Title This Regulation may be cited as the “ Higher Education Cost - Sharing Council Ministers Regulation No. 91/2003 ” 2. Definitions For the purposes of this Regulation : 1 ) “ Ministry ” and “ Minister ” means Ministry of Education and the Minister of Education , respec tively . 2 ) “ Institution ” means a public higher learning ins titution in any region , in Addis Ababa or Dire Dawa offering a post - secondary education with a budget allocated from the Federal Government . Unit Price The African Law Archive 3 ) “ Employer ” means any government , private or non - governmental institution or international or regional orgnaization or person employing graduates of higher education institutions including self - employed graduate of the same , 4 ) “ Person " means a physical person or any other legal person , 5 ) “ Beneficiary ” means a student at a public higher education institution pursuing higher education or training and who has entered into an obligation with the concerned institution for the future payment of the cost of his / her education or training and other services . 6 ) “ Cost - Sharing ” means a scheme by which all beneficiatries of public higher education ins titutions and the government share the cost incurred for the purposes of education and other services . 7 ) “ Graduate Tax ” means a scheme by which an amount is deducted from income in the form of a tax to be paid by a beneficiary who has been obliged to share the costs of his higher education . 3. Scope of Application This Regulation shall apply to sutdents that are newly admitted to an institution beginning from 2003/04 academic year , as well as to students in their second year or above training during the 2003/4 academic year . 4. Beneficiary's Share and Mode of Application 1 ) All beneficiaries of public institutions of higher learning shall share full costs related with boarding and lodging and a minimum 15 % of tuition related costs . The amount to be shared shall be calculated based on the cost to be incurred at each institution and programme of study and shall be revealed to the beneficiaries at the beginning of each academic year . 2 ) The beneficiary shall pursue his education after entering a written contract agreement with the respective institution for the future discharge of the amount of cost to be borne by him referred to under Sub - article ( 1 ) of this Article . This contract document is a legal document . 3 ) Any beneficiary who discontinues or completes his education shall be given a document stating the amount owed . The document shall have full name of the beneficiary , address , photo and other relevant information . 4 ) The cost of education and training shall be revised at least every three years . The Ministry shall enact directives to this effect . 5 ) Only an Ethiopian national is eligible for pursuing his higher education or training upon the contractual commitment for future payment , in cash or in service , of his share of the cost in the form of graduate tax . 1 ) Up to 5 % deduction of the payable cost shall be made for beneficiaries who pay every year the total cost determined either by themselves or by the support of organizations . 2 ) Up to 3 % deduction of the payble cost shall be made for beneficiaries who pay the total cost determined within the first year of their graduation . The African Law Archive No. 85 5 September , 2003– Page 2337 3 ) Pursuant to directives to be issued by the Ministry from time to time , a beneficiary who volunteered to be trained in certain fields as designated by the government provided that he enter into a contract with the government to work in all places of assignment after graduation for at least three times the time spent in the training . 4. ) Beneficiaries who , in breach of their agreement , refuse to discharge their obligation of service , shall be obliged to pay all outstanding cost of their training and education with interests , as per the rate applicable during the time of payment , within five years from the date of breach of their agreement . 1 ) The beneficiary shall start paying the amount within six months after graduation if earning income , or within a maximum of one year after graduation , in the form of graduate tax of at least 10 % of the monthly income of an employee ; or amount owed deducted from the yearly income if self - employed , 2 ) The total amount that a beneficiary is required to pay shall be subject to payment of service fee or interest , and the interest payable shall be determined pursuant to the deposit rate in use at the time of conclusion of the contract 3 ) Completion of repayment of amount owed by beneficiaries shall , depending on the type and duration of program , not exceed 15 years . 4 ) A beneficiary who discontinues his education due to any reason shall be required to pay the amount requird of him . However , in case the beneficiary discontinues education owing to national call of duty or service , the obligation to pay shall be waived . 5 ) In case of an employed beneficiary the amount owed shall be deducted from the monthly income of the beneficiary and transferred to the treasury by the employer . However , such deduction shall not exceed 1/3 of a monthly income without a prior consent of the beneficiary as per Article 8 ( 1 ) ( c ) of this Regulation . 6 ) In case a beneficiary is living abroad as a result of private business or foreign employment , payments due shall be collected as per provision of an additional directives to be issued by the Federal Inland Revenue Authority . 7 ) A beneificary who decides to go abroad for more than six months before completing the payment of the cost required of him , shall be made to produce a gurantee for the payment of the outstanding amount . 1. Any employer employing a beneficiary after the effective date of this Regualtion shall have the following obligations : ( a ) to request a copy of the contractual agreement entered between the beneficiary and the Ins titution and a written document specifying the amount to be deducted from a monthly salary . ( b ) to forward to the Federal Inland Revenue Authority list of beneficiaries employed within a period of 3 months ; ( c ) to deduct , and transfer every month , the amount owed by the beneficiaries as per Article 8 ( 1 ) ( c ) of this Regulation and the Income Tax Proclamation No. 286/2002 , The African Law Archive ( d ) If the employee has not produced the required documents as per Sub - Article ( 1 ) ( a ) of this Article or a document issued by the Federal Inland Revenue Authority , to hold one third of the monthly salary of the employee , inform the same to and give solution in a maximum period of three months based on the infor mation of Federal Inland Revenue Authority 2. Any employer who fails to discharge all obligations set forth under Sub - Article ( 1 ) of this Article shall be liable for the amount not collected and shall be guilty of an offence for the month payment is not paid in accordance the Income Tax Proclamation of the country . 8. Obligations of the Beneficiary 1 ) Without prejudice to provisions of Article 6 ( 1 ) of this Regulation , a beneficiary employed by any employer has the following obligation : ( a ) to inform the full address of his place of work and information pertaining to prior employment through the employer to the Federal Inland Revenue Authority ; ( b ) to start paying the amount required of him / her on monthly basis in the form of grduate tax ; ( c ) to submit the contract document entered as per Article 4 ( 2 ) of this Regulation to the employer and assist the employer to withold part of his / her monthly salary and pay to the Government every month . The monthly payment shall not be less than the sum stipulated in Article 6 ( 1 ) of this Regulation . A Beneficiary who violates any of the obligations under Sub - Article ( 1 ) of this Article and those under Article 6 of this Regulation shall be liable in accordance with the Income Tax Proclamation . 9. Cancellation of Payment Obligation The unpaid part of the cost of a beneficiary who has been discharging his payment obligation shall be cancelled in the event of death or retirement of the beneficiary . 10. Powers and Duties of the Ministry Without prejudice to other provisions in this Regulation , the Ministry shall have the following powers and duties : ( a ) to oversee and ensure the implementation of this Regulation ( b ) to approve the amount apportioned by higher education institutions from the beneficiaries . ( c ) to issue , directives for the proper implementation of this Regulation . ( d ) to determine on the substance of contractual document . ( e ) to issue detailed directives on the areas and modalities of the cost shared in ways other than monetary . 11. Powers and Duties of the Federal Inland Revenue Authority Without prejudice to other provisions of this Regulation , the Authority shall have the following powers and duties : to notify each beneficiary and employer the total amount of payment to be made by the beneficiary together with the monthly payment ; ( b ) to follow up , supervise and collect the total amount of payment to be made by the beneficiary ; The African Law Archive ( c ) to create the necessary procedures and or ganizational set ups / structure for the im plementation of the foregoing ; ( d ) to issue certificate of completion of payment for the beneficiary who fully discharges his / her obligations ; ( e ) to issue a Taxpayer Identification Number for each beneficiary ; ( f ) to facilitate for the collection of the graduate tax from beneficiaries employed in regions . 12. Powers & Duties of Institutions Without prejudice to other provisions in this Regulation , instiutions shall have the following powers and duties : ( a ) to follow up the implementation of the cost sharing system ; ( b ) to notify the beneficiary , at the beginning of the academic year , the appropriate amount of cost the beneficiary has to share , and to keep record of all necessary data . ( c ) to provide the beneficiary with documents stating the amounts that is to be paid by beneficiaries 13. Effective Dates This Regulation shall enter in to force starting from the 12 " day of September 2003 . Done at Addis Ababa , this 54day of September 2003 . Prime Minister Of The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia The African Law Archive

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