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Sierra Leone: Freetown Just Implemented a New Tax System That Could Quintuple Revenue
African Arguments, 21 May 2020
In the next few weeks, residents of Freetown are expecting to receive new property tax bills as part of a revamped and more progressive system. Approved as Sierra Leone was… Read more »
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Sierra Leone: Govt Initiates Out of the Box Solutions to Economic Stability
Concord, 20 May 2020
The Government of Sierra Leone, through the Ministry of Finance, has initiated and launched the Quick Action Economic Response Programme (QAERP) to maintain macro-economic and… Read more »
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Sierra Leone: S/Leone Loses Over LE15.9 Trillion to Corruption in Three Years
Concord, 7 May 2020
A joint survey conducted by Centre for Accountability and Rule of Law (CARL), Public Finance Management Consortium, the United Kingdom's Department for International Development… Read more »
New Property Tax System Set to Bring Services to Freetown
Like many cities, Sierra Leone's capital Freetown has always been hampered by limited tax revenue. Newly elected Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr recognises that for services to be expanded, the city needs to increase property tax collection. Together with a working group, she implemented a "points system" with the city's authorities, using satellite imagery to identify and measure every property in Freetown, write Wilson Prichard, Abou Bakarr Kamara and Niccolo Meriggi for African Arguments.
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Abundant downpours during the rainy season bring deadly floods to Freetown every year - but officials are increasingly worried about another trend: diminishing water reserves. Read more »
