Libreville, August 16, 2023 (AGP) – The President of the Republic, Ali Bongo Ondimba, enumerated in turn in his speech addressed to the nation this Wednesday, on the occasion of Independence Day, concrete measures taken to improve the lives of fellow citizens, particularly after the soaring prices due to the Covid-19 health crisis.
The speech of the President of the Republic, Ali Bongo Ondimba, highlights a set of concrete measures taken to improve the lives of citizens.
He mentions in particular the creation of 20,000 jobs in the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) of Nkok, the allocation of 2 billion CFA francs to income-generating activities and the processing of more than 3,000 files in this area.
In addition, more than 7 billion CFA francs have been devoted to a micro-credit program to support entrepreneurs and nearly 2,000 new files have been validated. The government has also invested more than 407 billion CFA francs in fixing the prices of baguettes, fuel, oil and gas cylinders.
« For you, 2 billion CFA francs have been devoted to income-generating activities and more than 3,000 files are being processed. For you, more than 7 billion CFA francs have been allocated to the micro-credit program to support those who, through their work and the spirit of enterprise, contribute every day to building the future of our country. To date, nearly 2,000 new files for a value of 2 billion have already been validated as part of this ambitious program. For you, more than 7 billion CFA francs are still used every day to maintain the price of a baguette at 125 CFA francs and more than 400 billion CFA francs contribute to containing the price of fuel, oil and the gas bottle “, confided, the President of the Republic, Ali Bongo Ondimba.
In addition, 67 basic food items were exempted from import duties and taxes. The President also highlights the efforts made to maintain free transport buses in Greater Libreville and plans to extend it to all provincial capitals, like Lambaréné.
according to the Chief Executive, behind these figures which cannot repair all the wounds but relieve and soothe them, there is a whole country mobilized, committed to getting out of the crisis and creating value.
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