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Africa-Press – Liberia. <\/strong><\/span>The House expressed unhappiness upon hearing that the LRA is overperforming in revenue collection, but the Representatives could not receive some budgeted funding.<\/p>\n

<\/b>The House of Representatives, one of the chambers of Liberia\u2019s Legislature, has threatened to shut down if the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning (MFDP) cannot support it.<\/p>\n

Following the Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA) Boss and MFDP Officials\u2019 appearance before the House on Tuesday, June 18, 2024, the House accused the government of prioritizing the Liberian Senate.<\/p>\n

Cllr. Koffa stated that the MFDP\u2019s alleged failure to support the House means representatives will fail to meet their operational needs.<\/p>\n

Speaker Koffa expressed disappointment in the Ministry of Finance over the House of Representatives\u2019 lack of support.<\/p>\n

He claimed that the Senate is prioritized over the House, suggesting that the latter begs for funding for its upcoming retreat.<\/p>\n

Since the start of the Unity Party (UP)\u2014led government, Speaker Koffa has said the MFDP has been unable to meet the House of Representatives\u2019 operational needs.<\/p>\n

He observed that the House\u2019s operational needs are not being met despite the latest budget numbers from the LRA showing positive performance, contrary to the MFDP\u2019s complaint about a lack of money.<\/p>\n

While the Liberian Senate is allegedly well taken care of and given every necessary funding intended for its operations, Koffa alleged that members of the House of Representatives are facing serious financial constraints.<\/p>\n

He argued that members of the House of Representatives can\u2019t continue borrowing money from non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and banking institutions within the country when there is funding within the national budget for legislative functioning.<\/p>\n

Also speaking, LRA Commissioner-General Mr. Dorbor Jallah told the House of Representatives that the LRA is overperforming in revenue collection.<\/p>\n

To date, Mr. Jallah reported, that the LRA raised US$816, 419,000.00.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are actually doing about $7.8 million dollars more than the budget,\u2019\u2019 said Mr. Jallah.<\/p>\n

He noted that the LRA\u2019s domestic revenue comes from two key sources: domestic taxes and customer operations.<\/p>\n

With that, Mr. Jallah explained that they could collect 45% of the target they were given for this year.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Liberia. The House expressed unhappiness upon hearing that the LRA is overperforming in revenue collection, but the Representatives could not receive some budgeted funding. The House of Representatives, one of the chambers of Liberia\u2019s Legislature, has threatened to shut down if the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning (MFDP) cannot support it. 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