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Lack of jobs a major problem
I FULLY support Kila Mali’s comments
that the National Government is not doing enough to attract new
investments.
While politicians may appease parents and guardians by pledging
school subsidies this year and beyond, we must ask whether there
will be jobs for them when they leave the classroom or vocational
training.
I believe the lack of job opportunities is the biggest problem
facing the National Government, which sadly is not being
addressed.
Apart from amending the Goods and Services Tax Act, the Government
should:
*Spend more money on improving and building roads, bridges,
wharves and other infrastructure to promote business development;
*Spend more money to address law and order problems; and
*Come up with new strategies to strengthen existing and new
PNG-owned businesses and ventures through various Government
departments and banks.
Our political leaders should be more creative and also co-ordinate
their planning and implementation of development programmes with
appropriate agencies for more planned and coordinated development.
In Lae, for example, a good number of companies have packed up and
left.
People are generally reluctant to do business in Lae because of
poor road conditions, increasing law and order problems and
deteriorating public services.
While it is good to commit K1.5 million for school fees, Morobe
Governor Luther Wenge should also commit funds to address the law
and order situation, ethnic problems, settlements and poor road
conditions as only then will our children have some hope of
securing employment.
Robin Runuka
Lake Kutubu
 
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