On Sunday, February 15, 2026, the Government Gabonese announced the suspension of duties and taxes on a series of products food and building materials for a period of six months.

The suspension of duties and taxes on a series of food products and building materials aims to Press release from the Ministry of Economy, Finance, Debt and Participations in charge of the fight against the high cost of living, of maintaining power household purchases, to contain the effects of inflation on the population Gabonese and to ensure the supply of essential products to the market.

In reality, in order to cope with the rise Persistent prices, the Gabonese government decided to grant a measure of fiscal suspension on several basic necessities.

According to the information, “the sampling of import duties and taxes, value added tax and scanning fee on food products and certain materials of construction”.

The measure concerns products that are widely consumed such as meat, poultry, fish, dairy products, canned food, rice, pasta, oils, and sugar. In the construction sector, taxes on concrete, cement, gravel and sand are also suspended, in order to limit the rise in costs and the impact on the prices of housing and rents.

To ensure the effectiveness of the measurement, the importers, wholesalers and retailers are called upon to pass on the fall in charges on final prices. The authorities will carry out checks and a A toll-free number is available to consumers to report abuse.