Lecture at Ghana business School Professor Godfred Bokpin has describe the 2024 budget as uninspiring bacause it fails to provide concrete measures on how Government intend to improve to improve the living conditions of Ghananains through provision of sustainable jobs.
Professor Godfred Bokpin believe that the government has not provided and improve the life of ordinary Ghananains on street and there is no perfect tax system that included in the budget that they presented to allow business to stand independently without any connections with any Political or influential people in the country.
“Quite number large of Ghanaians are unemployed, you know before micro economy will improve and translate to the benefit of ordinary Ghananains on the street, it will takes decades, why can’t we will bring interest rate down significantly by doing the right thing consistently
Why can’t we design a tax system that allow business without any link to any political party or influential people in the society to geniuly do business and create job. Why can’t we do that?” Professor Bokpin.
He continued that businesses created in the country should not be associated with any political party or certain groups in the society. He believes when a business is being attached to a particular party, there is a probability that the business will collapse when there is change in Government.
“Why should that always I have to belong to a group of people or party before my business can receive support, and then when is change in government is easily becomes a target and collapse, why should the state always be interested in private sector which should do well and which should not do well, why are we building a country like that?
He added that there is a need to to create a sustainable business in the country and also Government gives support to every entrepreneur without taking the social and political background of the person into consideration.
He disclose this in an interview with TV3.