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The Minister of Finance, Seth Terkper, says government has created thousands of jobs for the youth of the Ghana through the various projects that are being undertaken.
He made this statement on the floor of Parliament when he was reading the budget for 2016. “The fixed and mobile telephony and internet subscriptions as at August 2015 stood at over 33 million and 17 million, respectively; … About 18,000 housing units are at different stages of completion; and … We are bringing on stream 845 MW of power to add to the generation capacity by the close of the year and providing the necessary investments and guarantees to permanently address our perennial power generation shortfall.” “These investments have not only provided critical social services to improve the lives of our people, they have resulted in the creation of tens of thousands of jobs for the youth,” he said. Seth Terkper added that “notwithstanding these successes, we are mindful of the fact that some risks to the budget and medium term macroeconomic projections persist and new ones could emerge.”
