President George Weah’s choice for commissioner general of the Liberia Revenue Authority, Thomas Doe Nah, has reacted to critics claiming that his appointment was based on ethnicity and tribalism.
LRA Begins Enforcing New Tariffs, No Estimate of Impact on Revenues
Even as the Liberia Revenue Authority has begun enforcing the new tariffs on imported commodities, the government has still not yet released its analysis of the estimated impact on revenues.
OP-ED: Addressing the Rising Prices of Goods and Services
In the immediate term, focus should be given to investment in sectors that have the greatest potential to reduce the trade deficits, while expanding and improving Liberian entrepreneurship.
Weah Approves New Schedule to Reduce Tariff on Basic Commodities
President George Weah has approved a new schedule to reduce tariffs on some basic imported commodities in the country.
Commerce Ministry Fines Abi Jaoudi US$75,000 for Selling Expired Products
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has fined one of Liberia’s largest supermarkets, the Abi Jaoudi Supermarket, for selling expired meat and associated products on the market.
Sen. Coleman Says High Port Charges Hurting Liberia’s Revenue Generating Capacity
Grand Kru’s Sen. Peter S. Coleman has dispatched a communication to Albert Chie, Senate pro tempore, complaining about the high charges levied on the importation of goods at the Freeport of Monrovia.
Regulatory Body Wants Illegal Drug Peddlers Arrested
At a recent news conference, David Sumo, who heads the Liberia Medicines and Health Products Regulatory Authority, called on the Liberia National Police, Immigration Service, Drug Enforcement Agency, Liberia Revenue Authority to help his agency arrest and confiscate the goods of drug peddlers and forward them to court.
Amid Delays, Citizens Increase Pressure on Lawmakers to Pass Land Right Act
Agnes Gardia, a farmer in Montserrado, believes that existing laws on land ownership put farmers at a disadvantage because they have no regard for community ownership of land.