A comprehensive 20-point agenda has been released by the Ghana Union of Traders (GUTA) to help political parties create their campaign manifestos.

In its document, GUTA emphasized the importance of creating a business-friendly environment and urged political parties to prioritize policies that support commerce and entrepreneurship.

Speaking to reporters in Accra following a meeting with Movement for Change leader Alan Kyerematen, Dr. Joseph Obeng, President of GUTA stated that political parties need to consider business interests.

“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.”