Threatens refugees in Norway for illegal tax – OBI Online

From an office on the third floor at the bottom of Karl Johan collects state Eritrea in tax revenues from Eritreans in Norway. According Finansavisen they must tax its income from Norway, whether they still have Eritrean citizenship or Norwegian.

Two percent

The tax of two percent of gross income, whether we are talking about salary income, social security, pensions or student loans, recovered by those who do not pay lose civil liberties and privileges.

Mussie Weldeslasie has obtained a residence permit in Norway as a refugee from Eritrea. The hope is eventually to get Norwegian citizenship. To obtain documents and confirmations from Eritrea required, and any other documents he may need in other contexts, he must pay 2 percent tax, Finance writes newspaper.

Demanded payment

– I met Abraham Woldu office in Karl Johans gate. Have asked if I had paid 2 percent, and I answered no. Then he demanded that I first had to pay for years I have lived in Norway, before I could get any documentation from Eritrea, says Weldeslasie Finansavisen.

Woldu is the man who is listed as head of the Eritrean Information Association who Bronnoysund are registered as “Embassy of the State of Eritre” (no spelling mistakes, editor.).

the couple Michele Paganelli and Alem Araya tried in 2005 to buy a plot in Araya former village Eritrea. According to Finance newspaper was the message from Eritrean Information Association clear: There you can just forget about until you have paid 2 percent tax for the years you have lived in Norway.

Financial newspaper has access to a number of receipts for payment of 2 percent tax from several people in Norway. They are either issued by the Eritrean Ministry of Finance, the embassy in Stockholm or “Eritrean Embassy”, ie office in Karl Johans gate in Oslo.

Have not provided accounts

Association and “embassy” have never delivered anything accounting. Woldu also runs the tavern “The Merry Monk” in Storgata in Oslo. When Finansavisen visited him there one morning last week, would Woldu first did not answer any questions.

– Eritrean Information Association listed as embassy Eritrea. Is that right?

– No.

– Are you a consulate?

– We’re not quite consulate either, but the contact person for all Eritreans living in Norway, between the Embassy and the people of Norway, said Woldu Finansavisen.

Heated mood

at the bar sits a handful of men of African origin which now blends into the conversation.

– You are journalist and he said he did not have time. Come another day. Come on! You heard what he said to you? You are going out!

At this time the mood is so Finansavisen agreements with Woldu him to get the rest of the questions on email.

– How much money have you collected in in Norway?

– I do not know. It is the only embassy in Stockholm who knows, says Woldu by phone the next day.

– Giro shows that money paid to “embassy” in Oslo, a Norwegian account number?

– Yes, but the money goes to the embassy in Stockholm.

Woldu also claims that no one is refused to travel to Eritrea, although they have not paid 2 percent.

No political refugees

– Many of the 20,000 Eritreans in Norway have fled the regime in Eritrea. Is it fair that they should pay regime they fled?

– No, there is no political refugees. These are just economic refugees. No being politically persecuted in Eritrea. There are many who have returned to Eritrea without Norwegian citizenship, and they have not got any problems, says Woldu Finansavisen.