“This seismic change in the way we spend public money was a shock to our public administration and some traditional bureaucrats. Many in our rank and file did not like the change even though they did not oppose the investments introduced by the change. However, in the wake of these conflicting positions, we had to choose a deliberate path to follow.”
Those were the words yesterday of President Sirleaf when she signed into law the 2012/2013 national budget worth over US$650m.
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