Liberia: Lawmakers Look Into President Weah's Stimulus Package

Members of the legislature have begun looking into President Weah's ambitious stimulus package to jumpstart the economy and mitigate the adverse economic impact on ordinary Liberians currently under partial lockdown imposed by the GoL in an attempt to control the spread of the virus which has so far taken the lives of 50 Liberians according to official sources.

Although the lawmakers are yet to finalize discussions, the stimulus package, if approved, could support small business, which have been severely hit by the lockdown, and help improve food security for the country's 4.4 million citizens, most of who are poor, unemployed and destitute.

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