According to the final communiqué published by the Presidency of the Republic, the Council of Ministers of Thursday 4 December 2025 took note of the introduction of a flat-rate housing tax applicable to all dwellings, residential and business alike, according to a zone classification. Levied monthly with the electricity bill, with the Gabon Energy and Water Company (SEEG) acting as collector, it is to take effect in 2026, with rural areas exempt in a first phase. Its expected yield is about 2.8 billion CFA francs. The head of state also asked for faster digitalisation of revenue collection and deployment of the Integrated Public Financial Management System.
Noting a deficit in the external position linked to lower exports, delays in repatriating foreign currency and high imports, the Council decided on a joint action plan with the Bank of Central African States (BEAC) to stabilise reserves from the first half of 2026. It also decided to restructure underperforming donor-financed projects and to limit board meetings of public service bodies and independent administrative authorities to three a year, with a cap on attendance fees.
The audit of the State's lease commitments in Estuaire province covered 91 leases of more than 500,000 CFA francs a month, for an annual commitment of 24,666,472,901 CFA francs. Twenty-four leases concern dilapidated and unoccupied buildings, costing 2,293,018,320 CFA francs a year, and 67 contracts show unpaid taxes, a tax loss of 3,059,034,114 CFA francs. Potential annual savings from corrective measures are estimated at 8,324,057,627 CFA francs. The census also identified 878 State land plots and 3,772 public buildings, 1,379 of them dilapidated. Finally, the Council adopted a bill creating the mixed-economy company Lancaster Re-Ndama, tasked with acquiring, renovating and operating the Re-Ndama hotel in Libreville under the Lancaster brand.
