NYEP wants "Talk Time Tax" to be solely allocated to its operations

Wa, August 3, GNA - The National Youth Employment Programme (NYEP) has appealed to government to allocate 100 per cent of revenue accruing from the "Talk Time Tax" for its operations.

It says, currently only 20 per cent of the tax is allocated to the Programme, which it noted was woefully inadequate to cater for its operations considering the large number of youth it envisages to engage.

Chief Maasu Issifu, a Deputy National Coordinator in charge of Communication and Research, made the appeal when interacting with the journalists after a meeting with district coordinators and staff of the Programme in Wa.

He explained that the "Talk Time Tax" was instituted mainly for the operations of the NYEP and urged government not to overlook that obligation.