The General Agricultural Workers Union (GAWU) expresses dissatisfaction with the 2023 Budget declaration, calling the economic strategy “uninspiring” for the agricultural industry.
Edward Kareweh, the general secretary of the GAWU, stated in a statement to Starr News that although the government announced an insurance policy for farmers as part of its investment plan, it fails to address important concerns plaguing the industry.
“I believe that this budget’s status as an IMF budget has been proven, and it is uninspiring to us.
This budget does not propose any dramatic policy changes to revive agriculture.
He added: “This is a budget that has concentrated on trying to constrain benefits to workers. This is a budget that has concentrated on raising taxes to affect workers and the entire Ghanaian population. This is a budget that has got austerity measures that are not targeted at those who are benefiting from the current crisis but rather the measures are seeking to further take away the little that the vulnerable have.”