The Ghana Union of Traders (GUTA) has introduced a detailed 20-point agenda to assist political parties in shaping their campaign manifestos.
The document emphasizes the importance of prioritizing policies that bolster entrepreneurship and commerce while highlighting the necessity of creating a favorable business climate.
Following a meeting with Alan Kyerematen, the leader of the Movement for Change, in Accra, GUTA President Dr. Joseph Obeng emphasized the imperative for political parties to prioritize 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.”
