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Support for wage subsidy from CDE

The Centre for Development Enterprise (CDE) has endorsed the National Treasury's proposed subsidy for young and unskilled people according to a report published by Independent On Line.

18 Aug 2011

The report is based on a document entitled Jobs for young people: is a wage subsidy a good idea? that was produced by the CDE. A discussion paper released by the National Treasury in February recommended that a wage subsidy would reduce the risk and financial cost of training workers.

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