By Robert Tachie Menson, GNA
Dormaa-Ahenkro (Bono), Nov. 12, GNA-Mr Adams Salifu, a Deputy Chief Butcher at Dormaa-Ahenkro in the Region, says butchers are hopeful that the 2027 Budget Statement announces tax and waybill incentives in the butchery sector.
He said the nation’s butchery sector ought to be well regulated and developed too.
Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, the Minister of Finance, is expected to present the 2027 Budget Statement and Economic Policy to Parliament on Thursday November 12, 2026.
In an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA) at Dormaa-Ahenkro, Alhaji Salifu worried about high taxes and way bills confronting the sector.
He said successive governments failed to capture the recommendations and concerns of butchers in budget statements, urging the need for the government to regulate the sector.
Alhaji Salifu noted that butchers contributed significantly to building the economy; however, the nation continued neglecting their concerns and challenges.
He said the butchery sector had huge economic potential, saying that the sector could create numerous employment opportunities.
Alhaji Salifu cited that on a daily basis about 400 cows were slaughtered in Accra, 300 in Kumasi, 150 in Tamale, and 60 in Techiman, saying that the figures were a clear indication about the contribution of butchers in nation building.
Alhaji Salifu said measures ought to be put in place to regulate the sector, and worried about high taxes and bills in the sector.
GNA
Edited by Dennis Peprah/Linda Asante Agyei