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Liberia: ‘Liberia Is Not Benefiting From Extractive Revenue’

Liberia: ‘Liberia Is Not Benefiting From Extractive Revenue’

Bomi County District 3 Representative Sam Peter Jallah has disclosed that Liberia is not benefiting from the extractive industries as it should, speaking at a Liberia Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (LEITI) engagement in Ganta.

He stated that while mining companies extract vast resources, the revenue accruing to the government remains very minimal.

According to him, only about 3% equity of revenue gains from concession companies goes to the government as benefit.


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