Monrovia, May 11 -- Despite the evolution of the national budget to cross the billion-dollar mark for the first time in the history of the country, Liberia's Minister of Finance and Development Planning, Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan, says there is immense pressure to meet the diverse needs of the population.

By Emmanuel Weedee-Conway

Although the budget has seen significant growth, the MFDP Minister, while speaking at the official launch of the Nationwide FY 2026 Budget outreach by the MFDP in Kakata, Margibi County over the weekend, acknowledged that available resources are still insufficient to satisfy every agency's request for funding in sectors like infrastructure, agriculture, and education.

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