There’s growing unease at the country’s premier telecommunications company, Ghana Telecom over a wide gaps between the earnings of expatriate staff and Ghanaians. Some 22 expatriates from the Norwegian telecommunications company, Telenor work for GT under a management contract. Joy News investigations have established that the expatriate staffs take almost 40 percent of the company’s total emoluments. A Pay As You Earn Tax Computation for the month of August obtained by Joy News shows a total taxable income of 3 billion, 66 million and 40 thousand cedis. The concern over the salaries of the expatriate staff first came up in Parliament a fortnight ago when Communications Minister, Prof. Mike Ocquaye appeared to answer questions from the MP for Tamale South Haruna Iddrisu. The PAYE tax computation for August obtained by Joy News reveals that the expatriates numbering twenty-two drew a total of 1.26 million Norwegian Kronas. The amount converts into a net of ¢1.9 billion at an exchange rate of ¢1, 5251. The grossed net amounts to ¢2.5 billion but amount of 518.3 million cedis was added up as grossed-up car and rent element. The taxable income therefore rounded up to over three billion cedis. The chart showed that the highest earner, Chief Executive Haugen Frode earned a taxable income of ¢244.2 million for the period whilst the second on the chart earned ¢182.2 million. The least on the chart earned ¢82.6 million for August alone. Insiders say the figures represent almost forty per cent of the entire work force emoluments. Joy News sources at the Telecom company say the best paid senior Ghanaian managers earn not more than three thousand dollars which converts to about 28 million cedis a month. One source indicated there is growing disquiet amongst Ghanaian managers of GT about what they call the huge amounts expatriates draw monthly saying they don’t see any exceptional things being done at the company. Communications Minister Professor Mike Ocquaye was invited before Parliament two weeks ago to explain how many expatriates still worked at the company and how much in emoluments they were drawing. This was after the MP for Tamale, South Haruna Iddrisu requested to know the total number of expatriate staff at Ghana Telecom and their wage bill. Mr. Ocquaye said there were no more than 11 expatriates currently working with GT but promised to provide their emolument levels on November 15.