Monrovia, Feb. 28 -- A FrontPage Africa analysis of the FY 2025 approved budget has uncovered significant off-budget spending across several government entities, including the 55th National Legislature, the Ministry of State for Presidential Affairs, and the Office of the Vice President, which all exceeded their approved allocations for FY 2024.

A review of the FY 2025 budget documents by FrontPage Africa indicates that off-budget expenditures totaling US$13,303,772 occurred after the approval of the FY 2024 recast budget, meaning these funds were not initially accounted for in the original spending framework. While some off-budget spending from January to August 2024 was later incorporated into the recast budget in September, additional...