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2021 Finance Act: The benefits of public–private dialogue

There has been a recent resurgence of public–private dialogue (PPD) in Sierra Leone and the potential benefits are beginning to be recognised. In the past 12–18 months, PPD supported by Invest Salone has allowed the private sector to provide structured feedback on the government’s Quick Action Economic Response Programme (QAERP) and facilitated the incorporation of private sector recommendations into the 2021 Finance Act.

Topic: Financial instruments for business, Government and policy, Public private dialogue (PPD)
Sector: Other
Published by: Invest Salone
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