The outrage that greeted the announcement of the commencement of deductions for the Housing Fund was not unexpected. Considering the importance of housing - everyone wants to have a roof on top of their heads – many expected that government would go out of the way to address the sticky points in the housing proposal, if only to get a much needed buy-in especially from private employers. Would that government created the right environment for private business to thrive. In truth, hard-pressed workers pay exorbitantly for water, security, health, education and transport even as they pay PAYE and VAT. There is also the matter of the National Housing Corporation which was set up in 1953 for the same purpose.

Source: Standard Digital April 16, 2019 18:00 UTC