News:
Alexander kwamena Afenyo-Markin
February 15, 2022
Member of Parliament for Effutu, Alexander Afenyo-Markin said the introduction of the E-Levy would address two major things including youth unemployment and road infrastructure in the country.
According to him Government through the Ministry of Finance has been engaging Ghanaians on the importance of the introduction of the E-Levy and why it’s introduction.
On graduate unemployment, he noted that public sector cannot take on everybody so this year’s budget is seeking to create the opportunity for the Ghanaians young male and female to take advantage of the private sector. “Government is looking forward to support young entrepreneurs from the district level, way up. This would be the game changer”.
Addressing members of the Parliamentary Press Corps (PPC), he further noted that the explanation being given to Ghanaians on the E-Levy they would appreciate the introduction of the levy as his colleagues lawmakers have been talking about the deplorable nature of roads in their constituencies.
And there should be a sustainable dedicated source of funding; “I chair the road fund, as we speak today what is in the fund that we are going to disburse next week, it is just around seventy five million cedis; what can it do, how many contractors are you going to pay?”, he queried.
He noted that, the reality is that there are key aspects of the economy that as Ghanaians we should look for reliable funding.
Again, wastage in the public sector financial management should not be limited to the political class; solution would not be found, and believes right at the district assemblies we should have a way of collectively doing away with waste that is why they should embrace technology because many of the waste, the leakages are human related.
Kwaku Sakyi-Danso/Ghanamps.com