【全非资讯·西非】Liberia: Ngafuan Clarifies Revenue Sharing, Fiscal Decentralization …

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Finance and Development Planning Minister Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan, along with Deputy Minister for Fiscal Affairs Anthony G. Myers, Assistant Minister for Revenue and Tax Policy Andrew Ngollie, and the Director for Fiscal Decentralization, appeared before the Liberian Senate on Thursday to provide updates and clarification on the implementation of the country's revenue-sharing and local government fiscal decentralization framework.

The appearance followed a formal citation from the Liberian Senate requesting clarity on the establishment of local government fiscal structures, the operationalization of the fiscal board, and progress in implementing the revenue-sharing law under Liberia's decentralization agenda.

In a communication read before the hearing, the Senate expressed concern over what it described as the need for "clarity and information, as well as reconciling the establishment of local government and the fiscal board in accordance with the full implementation of the revenue-sharing law." The Senate further emphasized that the ministers' appearance would enable lawmakers to make "decisions from an informed position."

Responding to lawmakers, Finance Minister Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan said he appeared alongside senior technical officials due to the complexity and importance of the matter, noting that fiscal decentralization remains a long-term national reform process.

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He explained that Liberia's decentralization agenda has evolved over time through successive national development frameworks, including earlier governance reforms, the Agenda for Transformation, and the current ARREST Agenda for Inclusive Development, all of which emphasize the transfer of responsibilities and resources to local governments.

Ngafuan noted that the country has made gradual progress, including the passage of the Local Government Act in 2018 (approved in 2019), the Revenue Sharing Law in 2022, and the transformation of the Ministry of Internal Affairs into the Ministry of Local Government. He also referenced the establishment of County Service Centers in several counties as part of efforts to bring services closer to citizens.

"These are positive steps the country has been taking over time," he said, adding that Liberia is "on a path, a journey" toward full decentralization.

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