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Price Control

Economy 

The government needs to refrain from blanket price control on bottled water

October 19, 2020 Bidhyalaxmi Maharjan 1 Comment Bottled Water, Price Control, Water in Kathmandu

If your neighbourhood is like mine, which is not connected to a water supply line of Kathmandu Upatyaka Khanepani Limited

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Economy Politics 

Price fixing by governments does more harm than good

April 28, 2020June 23, 2020 Bidhyalaxmi Maharjan 0 Comments demand and supply, Price Control, Price fixing, price gouging, price hikes

In a little over a month-long nationwide lockdown, multiple cases of price gouging have been reported in the media. Small

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Economy 

Maximum Tuition Fee Limit Regulation That Backfires

April 12, 2017April 18, 2020 Ayushma Maharjan 0 Comments education, equal education, limit, Price Control, private schools, regulation, school, tuition fee

In advocating for equal access to quality education in Kathmandu valley, Ministry of Education (MoE) has recently devised the regulation

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Economy 

Rule by (Making) Law… That’s what they mean

September 14, 2015April 24, 2020 Ashesh Shrestha 0 Comments Black marketing. Government Intervention, competition, Himalayan Java, Price Control, Stagnation

On august 16, Bizmandu published a very bothersome news which paints a bleak picture of the business environment in Nepal.

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miscellaneous 

In Defense of Profits

October 13, 2014April 16, 2020 Akash Shrestha 0 Comments Bishal Bazaar, black market, consumer welfare, Department of Commerce and Supplies, government regulation, monitoring, Price Control, prices, profits

In late September, a few shops in Bishal Bazaar came under Department of Commerce’s scanner. Shops were found selling goods

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miscellaneous 

How you pay as much as the government wishes!

July 5, 2014April 16, 2020 Akash Shrestha 0 Comments cross-subsidy, government, Loss, Nepal Oil Corporation, Nepal Oil Corporation Act, petroleum products, Price Control, price hikes, public enterprise

We know that government cannot give something to us unless it takes that something from somebody else. Somebody always pays

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