Capitol Hill, November 7, 2025: President Joseph N. Boakai is anticipated to submit Fiscal 12 months 2026 Nationwide Finances immediately on the Nationwide Legislature, following his request for an extension of the due date of submission.
Initially, the nationwide finances was scheduled to be offered to the legislature by October 31, 2025. The Liberian Senate formally acquired the president’s request for an extension final week.
President Boakai, in his formal communication to the Senate, defined that the requested extension is critical to permit for additional consultations with key stakeholders and exterior companions.
The President emphasised that these further discussions are important to making sure that the upcoming finances is credible, complete, and lifelike.
He additional famous that the extra time would assist align the finances with home fiscal necessities and with worldwide greatest practices in public monetary administration.
After the President’s request was learn in plenary, the Senate unanimously agreed to acknowledge and observe the communication.
The legislative physique expressed its understanding of the necessity for thorough preparation and welcomed dedication to a clear and accountable finances course of.
In response to the revised schedule, President Boakai is now anticipated to submit the Draft Nationwide Finances to the Senate by immediately, Friday, November 7, 2025.
The Senate will proceed to await the submission and appears ahead to reviewing the finances proposal intimately. -Edited by Othello B. Garblah
