The Ghana Union of Traders (GUTA) has introduced a detailed 20-point agenda aimed at assisting political parties in formulating their campaign manifestos.
In the document, GUTA emphasized the importance of prioritizing policies that promote entrepreneurship and commerce, highlighting the necessity of creating a favorable business environment.
Following a meeting with Alan Kyerematen, the leader of the Movement for Change, in Accra, GUTA President Dr. Joseph Obeng emphasized the importance of political parties considering 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.”