Liberia: ‘No One Makes Less Than $150 On Central Payroll’ – Finance Minister

Finance Minister Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan on Wednesday insisted that “no one on the central government payroll makes less than $150,” pushing back against claims the Boakai administration has failed to enforce the Decent Work Act’s minimum wage mandate.

Ngafuan, speaking at a press briefing with select journalists, said confusion stemmed from deductions that reduce take-home pay but not gross salaries.

“We can categorically say that no one on the central government payroll is making less than $150…