House of Lords written question – answered at on 11 March 2014.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Warsi on 11 March 2013 (WA 14), what is their assessment of the evidence provided by the Eritrean community in the United Kingdom of the levying of a tax on them by the government of Eritrea; whether they have received any response to the concerns they raised on 20 December 2012 with the Eritrean Ambassador; and whether they have given consideration to expelling the Eritrean Ambassador if the practice continues.
In October 2013, Foreign and Commonwealth Office officials reminded the Eritrean Ambassador of the concerns about the diaspora tax raised on
The Eritrean government maintains that collection of the tax is legitimate.
We have no plans to expel the Eritrean Ambassador.
Yes0 people think so
No1 person thinks not
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