Dr. Tina Abrefa-Gyan, a social worker and an activist on gender and development issues on Monday called on the government to give tax reliefs to organisations and individuals helping to address humanitarian issues.
She said with appreciable tax incentives, philanthropy work would be fully regularised in the country and motivate well-to-to people to support charitable work.
In an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA) on Monday, Dr. Abrefa-Gyan, an Assistant Professor, Norfolk State University in the United States, explained that providing tax reliefs, exemptions and holidays, would position and motivate philanthropists and philanthropic organisations to expand humanitarian aid.
Any humanitarian's goal, she explained, was to save lives, relieve suffering and maintain human dignity, which could be done in the form of rescuing and providing security, food and shelter to the vulnerable and homeless people.
