Four political parties have outlined their visions, policies and strategies aimed at ensuring a competitive and sustainable economic development, with particular reference to enterprise growth and job creation. They made their respective submissions to the topic: “Promoting Sustainable Economic Development in Ghana: Viable Policy Options”, at a platform provided by the Ghana Employers’ Association at its 56th Annual General Meeting in Accra. The three opposition parties again advocated for the urgent review of the current energy tariff policy and to ensure that all the loopholes in the energy sector were addressed to enhance power supply for sustained industrial growth. He said the NDC had to take some stiffer measures to save the Volta River Authority and other State owned enterprises which had inherited debts from falling out of business, and has currently made massive investment in the energy sector to ensure economic stability. Dr Nduom said the PPP would also pursue health policies that would target preventable illnesses that impedes on economic growth resulting from regular employee absenteeism and poor work output.

Source: Vibe Ghana September 09, 2016 15:45 UTC