IRS donates to Ghana National Trust Fund(1/6/09)

THE Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has donated GH¢2000 to the Ghana National Trust Fund (GNTF) to aid its activities.
Presenting the cheque at a ceremony in Accra yesterday, the Deputy Commissioner for Administration of the IRS, Mr Kobina Enyimayew said the donation was part of the service’s yearly commitment to the GNTF which was also in line with its social responsibility to support the less- privileged in society.
He said the money, which was accrued through deductions from the salaries of all staff members and management, was a way of contributing to sustain of the fund.
Receiving the cheque, the Executive Secretary of the GNTF, Ms Joyce Frimpong expressed gratitude to the IRS and pledged that the donation would be used judiciously.
She said the GNTF was established by Dr Kwame Nkrumah to cater for the handicapped and the less privileged in the society through donations from public institutions, corporate bodies and individuals.
She however, said the fund no longer benefited from these donations from individuals due to the proliferation of non governmental agencies (NGOs).
Ms Frimpong noted that the fund provided persons living with disabilities subventions, educational and medical grants.
She therefore called on organisations and individuals to emulate the move by the IRS and come to its aid.