Liberia: Pro-Poor or Stay Poor - Liberian Intellectuals Critique FY 2018/19 Draft Budget

Monrovia — The Center for Policy Action and Research has, through a detailed and thorough analysis, concluded that the draft national budget for FY 2018-19 submitted to the Legislature does not reflect the interest of the suffering masses and the pro-poor agenda of the government.

The analysis was compiled by M. Boakai Jaleiba Jr., Jacob Jallah and Alieu Nyei who deduced that the budget offers a poor start for development planning and is remarkably different from a policy instrument that tends to address poverty.

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