Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, has stated that under the Akufo-Addo-led government, a total of 2.3 million jobs have been created.

Providing a breakdown, the minister indicated that 1.4 million jobs were created in the public sector, whereas approximately 900,000 jobs were provided in the private sector.

The Finance Minister made this known while presenting the 2024 budget statement in Parliament today, November 15.

According to the minister, the government has made several investments across the various sectors of the economy including energy and education.

He noted that an investment of GH¢32.7 billion has been made by the government to ensure the consistent supply of electricity.

Mr Ofori-Atta also stated that the government has invested GH¢25.3 billion to facilitate the repositioning of the financialsector and enhance its ability to assist business operations.

"To date, the Development Bank Ghana has facilitated GH¢1 billion in competitive financing for the private sector, and GIRSAL continues to mitigate risks in the agriculture sector," he said.

He added that government has among others; supported 100,000 young graduates to secure workplace experience and employment by investing GH¢2.4 billion in NABCO; invested GH¢7.1 billion to build road and transport infrastructure to improve connectivity and productivity; invested GH¢541.5 million in 169 1D1F enterprises to scale-up value- addition and provided 140,000 additional jobs; and created over 2.3 million jobs in the private and public sectors (approximately 900,000 in the private sector and 1.4 million in the publicsector).