Monrovia, Sept. 11 -- Firestone Liberia has strongly refuted allegations made by a representative of the Tax Justice Network Africa (TJNA), describing the claims as "false, misleading, and entirely baseless."

During a recent appearance before the Joint Senate Chambers, the TJNA representative alleged that Firestone Liberia does not pay its fair share of taxes, claiming the company employs 70 percent of its parent company's global workforce and hosts 60 percent of its global assets-figures he suggested should translate into 35.7 percent of taxable revenue for Liberia.

Firestone Liberia dismissed the assertions as "confusing and misleading," clarifying that the company represents less than 2 percent of its parent company's global workforc...