Maseru, Aug. 20 -- Last week the BAM Group Foundation (BGF) hosted the Lesotho Revenue Authority (LRA) Officer Mohale Motenalapi, to engage with both aspiring and active youth entrepreneurs as a way of empowering and promoting such youth in their different fields through one common factor: TAX.

The said tax is payable to both individuals and companies based on the earnings and profits made. He described the importance of paying tax where failure to comply may lead to the closure of the business. Even though many people are reluctant to pay tax, Motenalapi said tax is made in such a way that everybody can afford to pay based on the earnings or the size of the business.

"Tax accommodates everybody because if you earn a little, you are cha...