The Houthis faced the demands of teachers to pay their salaries by imposing additional taxes on electricity and mobile phones for the so-called "Teachers' Support Fund." The Houthis aim to cover the deficit in the Fund and disburse simple incentives to teachers after the revenues were directed to finance sectarian schools. The Finance Minister in the unrecognized Houthi government imposed two Yemeni riyals on each kilowatt of consumed electricity for the Teachers' Support Fund, which is supervised by Yahya al-Houthi, the leader's brother.