The Joint Legislative Committee on Ways, Means, Finance and Development Planning is about to commence public hearing on the expenditure component of the draft national budget for fiscal year 2023 in the chambers at the Capitol Building.
According to a press release issued by the Press and Public Affairs department of the House of Representatives, the hearing is expected to last from today February 9 to 15.
Ministries that are expected to appear to today’s hearing are Ministries of Finance Development Planning (MFDP), Health, Liberia Revenue Authority, Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-information Services (LISGIS), John F. Kennedy (JFK) and the National Public Health Institute of Liberia.
On Friday, February 10, 2023 will bring together six agencies which include, the Ministry of Education, University of Liberia, the William V.S Tubman University, West African Examination Council (WAEC), Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Transport.
On Monday, February 13, 2023 other agencies to appear will be They are: Ministry of Justice, Defense, the Liberia National Police, Immigration, the Liberia Water and Sewer Corporation (LWSC), and the Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC).
On February 14, 2023 will be the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, General Services Agency (GSA), the National Elections Commission (NEC) and the Ministry of Labor.
Day-five, Wednesday, February 15, 2023 will be the Ministry of Public Works, the Liberia Agency for Community Empowerment (LACE) and the Ministry of Mines and Energy.
Meanwhile, the joint legislative budget committee shall climax its duty of the expenditure component of the draft National budget following the outstanding and rescheduled hearings and finalization of revenue numbers.
The House’s Press and Public Affairs release quoting the LBO stressed that all presentations will be led by heads of Institution and team and sector head Ministry will remain present for presentation by sector members.
