The Boakai administration has submitted its first draft national budget for fiscal period 2024, totaling US$692 million, to the House of Representatives of the 55th Legislature for scrutiny and subsequent enactment into law.
Monrovia, Liberia, March 17, 2024--Following much delay, the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning has submitted the draft national budget for 2024 to the House of Representatives, amounting toFinance Minister Boimah Kamara and his three Deputies submitted the draft budget last week, marking a crucial step in the nation's fiscal planning and governance.
"Speaker and Colleagues, resulting out of communication from the Co-Chair on Ways, Means and Finance Committee, Hon. Ellen Attoh Wreh, and in the spirit of coordination, the House of Representative Fallah noted that despite the House of Representatives' current first-quarter break, the Committee on Ways, Means, and Finance will review the budget during the break period.There was a problem processing your submission. Please try again later.
Meanwhile, the House of Representatives of the 55th Legislature on Thursday, March 14, 2023, adjourned its first Quarter of the first Session, which ran from January 15, 2024, to March 14, 2024.
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