Amadou Ba denounces 555 billion CFA francs in Senegal investment cuts
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Senego
Former Senegalese prime minister Amadou Ba says the supplementary finance bill provides for 555 billion CFA francs in investment spending to be cut and a reduction in energy subsidies. He believes these measures will weigh on employment and the cost of living, in a political criticism of the government’s budgetary choices, according to his statement carried by Senego.
Senegalese MP Amadou Ba, a member of Pastef, says the government plans to eliminate 555 billion CFA francs in investment spending in the supplementary finance bill. He says this measure would lead to major projects being abandoned and affect infrastructure, agriculture, health and education, according to a statement published by Senego.
Amadou Ba also warns that higher fuel prices could increase transport costs and the price of basic necessities, particularly rice, oil and bread. He links these budgetary choices to worsening unemployment, especially among young people, and to a difficult 2027 for the private sector.
The statement comes as Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko rejects the 2026 supplementary finance bill, which cuts energy subsidies by 30%, in a parliamentary debate on the revised budget. The MP denounces a reduction in investment and subsidies intended, in his view, to repay debt rather than support growth, according to Senego.
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