The revenue generation arm of the Liberian government may likely experience an unprecedented collapse if plans by employees of the Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA) to stage a go-slow action against the recently introduced "salary harmonization," which they say will badly affect their income, goes into effect. The LRA, being the tax collector of the government and expected to help raise over US$575 million for the 2019/2020 national budget that was recently passed by the legislature may not begin this task actively as employees have already distributed circulars calling for a go-slow action beginning Monday, October 21, 2019. The LRA employees, in a heavy-hearted and dissatisfied tone, said that the government continues to cut their salaries after the "Harmonization" exercise which, many of them have said, left them far below their previous earnings. The circular also quoted the employees as indicating that "because of the quietude of their voices for the sake of having a peaceful environment, coupled with respect for their jobs and positions, the government is taking advantage of the situation to deprive them of them just earnings by cutting their salaries regularly to the extent that they cannot meet the needs of their respective families.

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