By The Ghana Union of Traders (GUTA) has revealed a comprehensive 20-point agenda aimed at directing political parties in formulating their campaign manifestos.
In its publication, GUTA urges political parties to focus on policies that bolster entrepreneurship and commerce while emphasizing the importance of creating a favorable business climate.
Following a meeting with the leader of the Movement for Change, Alan Kyerematen, in Accra, GUTA President Dr. Joseph Obeng emphasized the necessity for political parties to prioritize the interests of businesses.
“We have itemized about 20 points and discussing with them [political parties] to factor them into their manifesto programmes and I think so far so good, we are very impressed with what is going on. Everything has been issue-based and we are discussing this passionately and everybody has conducted themselves well. The cost of doing business is our major concern.
“The VAT structure is also a major concern. The import substitutions that have been coming back and forth are also a concern. So we have a whole lot of things that we are discussing, how to even industrialize the nation moving from trading to manufacturing and all that.”
