The forthcoming 2024 Finance Act in Sierra Leone has stirred unease among citizens, primarily due to the proposed surge in taxes on vital commodities, notably rice, cooking gas, cement, and iron rods....
Sierra Leone's finance minister, Sheku Fantamadi Bangura, while presenting the 2024 budget in parliament, announced a two-pronged initiative to strengthen the teaching workforce. A significant recruitment...
The Minister of Finance, Sheku Ahmed Fantamadi Bangura, has stated the 5% Import duty tax restored on imported rice in the 2024 Finance Act will not only raise revenue for the government but also protect...
In a recent investigation, Standard Times has uncovered that Sierra Leone is set to implement the lowest import duty on rice when the new Finance Act, 2024, takes effect in January. The move aims to curb...
Sierra Leone's Minister of Finance Ahmed Fantamadi Bangura has projected that the total Interest debt service payments will amount to 4.1 billion in 2024. He made the statement in his recent Presentation...
In a pivotal moment during the reading of the 2024 budget within the esteemed walls of Parliament, the Finance Minister unveiled a significant initiative for the health sector. The Government of Sierra...
The Ministry of Finance has on the 8th November 2023 effected payments to local councils to support the operations of the free quality education school bus services for the first term of the 2023/2024...
In the ongoing FY2024 bilateral budget discussion, the Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education (MBSSE) presented their recurrent expenditure of Nle 70.7m for the Fiscal Year 2024, compared to...
Sierra Leone's Ministry of Finance has engaged the banking sector and other key private sector players in the 2024 finance bill formulation. The Ministry commenced consultations with these sector players...
Sierra Leone Police (SLP) has presented their budget proposal for the fiscal year 2024 for the attention of the government for their smooth operations. This was done during the recent budget hearings...
