Liberia: Standoff Over U.S.$73 Million

23 May 2014
The NEWS (Monrovia)

What appears to be a standoff between the two houses at the National Legislature has ensued after the Senate overwhelmingly rejected the House of Representatives' proposal for the allocation of US$73 million in the national budget for direct district impact projects across the country.

The House wants US$1 million to be allocated every budget year for each of the 73 districts in the country, excluding the US$200,000 being given to each of the counties for county development.

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