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Taxation and Liberty: Government Policy That Limits the Realization of Liberty

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Taxation is a process by which government through a taxing authority imposes a tax. Taxation applies to all types of involuntary levies ranging from income to capital gains. “A tax is a mandatory financial charge imposed upon a taxpayer by a government organisation in order to fund various public expenditures. A failure to pay, along […]

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The Public Order Act in Zambia

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The Public Order Act in Zambia is used to repress rights and freedom of expression, association and assembly. The human rights defenders, journalists and opposition political parties has been increasingly restricted. Section 5(4) of the act provided that anyone intending to assemble or host a meeting or demonstration was required to give the police one

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YAFO Ambassadors Identify Public Policies Limiting Economic Freedom in respective Countries during the February edition.

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Ambassador course is a four-week online certificate course to help in educating students, entrepreneurs and young professional on the principles of free market and how it helps in creating prosperity. Also the course aid Young African for Opportunities (YAFO) in identifying talents and connecting them with opportunities from across the globe. This year’s Ambassador course

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Understand the Economics; Don’t Compare Price Increase to Corruption or Evil during Coronavirus Pandemic, The Case of Ghana

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Market interactions and the corrupt practice of some greedy public officials are not the same. You cannot be justifying the demand and supply to equate corruption. The market is natural, there is always an interaction to reach equilibrium which allows for the creation of a win-win situation. Coronavirus cases in Ghana have increased the demand

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Opportunity Summit Impacts Students on AAVE Ecosystem to Develop Blockchain Entrepreneurs

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In our modern society, economic prosperity is directly inclined to technology. It is almost impossible to have something of economic value without technology playing a vital part in its value. With this being the kind of world, we find ourselves in, one would think it absurd to have an array of young people who are

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What is Success for YouStart as Ghs1.98 Million get Disbursed in Pilot Phase?

Governance & Social Welfare /

The current economic situation in Ghana is plagued with a high standard of living, astronomical inflationary figures, and high unemployment. According to Ghana Statistical Service, the inflation rate proceeding budget reading stood at 75.6%. Inflationary figures from the Ghana Statistical Service have been disputed as not reflecting realities on grounds. Ghana’s inflation rate has been

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2023 Budget: What it Means for the Youth and Entrepreneurs in Ghana

Governance & Social Welfare /

Historically, the focus of budgets has been to ensure that expenditures and revenues are properly authorized; more recently, the budget has been developed as a framework within which complex decisions on the allocation of resources can be made more effectively. The national budget allows the government to regulate the imposition of taxes in various sectors.

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A Daring Tussle with E-Levy: A Backward Outlook for Youths with Informal Businesses

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It has been a great and intense discourse on the introduction of the new tax on electronic transactions in Ghana. The 2022 budget statement of Ghana saw the introduction of E-Levy on page 74 which outlined the payment of a 1.75% levy on electronic transactions covering mobile money payments, bank transfers, merchant payments, and inward

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Insurance Companies Can Incentivize Good Driving In Ghana – Policy Conversation with Driver Mo

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Growth is a function of action. Without effort, which entails labour, neither physical nor intellectual progress can occur. The YAFO Institute strongly identifies with this Calvin Coolidge quotation because it emphasizes the organization’s primary purpose of empowering young to build thriving societies. YAFO has put in a lot of effort over the years, working nonstop

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