LIBREVILLE — Gabon is intensifying efforts to reform public-finance management after President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema ordered a comprehensive audit of tax and customs exemptions granted to companies.

The directive was issued during a strategic cabinet meeting with the country’s financial revenue agencies, as the government seeks to strengthen domestic revenue mobilization and improve the efficiency of public-finance institutions.

The review could have important political and economic implications for the relationship between the state and private companies. Authorities are examining how exemptions are granted and whether existing arrangements remain justified under the country’s reform agenda.

The government has also emphasized stronger revenue collection, improved management of public resources, and debt sustainability as key priorities.

Political analysts say the reforms reflect the administration’s broader effort to strengthen institutional accountability and demonstrate tighter control over public finances.

The tax-exemption audit is expected to become an important test of Gabon’s public-finance reform agenda as authorities seek to increase state revenues while maintaining investor confidence.