The Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Asiedu Nketia, firmly believes that the year 2024 will present significant challenges. This conviction stems from his analysis of the lacklustre budget statement crafted by Finance Minister Ken Ofori Atta.
According to Asiedu Nketia, the impending hardships will arise from the numerous taxes imposed on the citizens of Ghana by the government led by Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, whom he perceives as lacking direction and vision.
“From all indications and deducing from the 2024 budget and economic policy prepared by Dr Mahamudu Bawumia and Ken Ofori Atta, we are convinced 2024 will be a difficult year filled with economic hardship.
This is because the NPP government has once again, in their final year piled more taxes on businesses and Ghanaians”, he said.
The NDC chairman indicated that after the government forced people into poverty it was hoped that the government would discover a way of making life more suitable but has rather made life more challenging.
“Having pushed 850,000 into the poverty bracket in 2022 alone due to mismanagement of the economy and uncontrolled corruption, one would have expected that Ghanaians will be provided some reprieve in their final year, but unfortunately, Ghanaians are suffering.”
