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Bassirou Diomaye Faye oversees examination of 2026–2027 budgets

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Bassirou Diomaye Faye oversees examination of 2026–2027 budgets

Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye asked the government to ensure parliamentary examination of the supplementary finance bill for 2026 and the 2027 budget. The texts are intended to support the clean-up of public finances and economic recovery, according to the Council of Ministers’ statement.

Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye asked the government to take the necessary steps to ensure the budget session of the National Assembly, which opened on 13 October 2026, runs smoothly, according to the statement from the Council of Ministers held the same day. The 2027 finance bill was submitted to Parliament on time, accompanied by a report on economic and financial equilibrium, in accordance with the organic law on finance laws.

Bassirou Diomaye Faye also stressed the need for the examination of the supplementary finance bill to proceed smoothly. The statement also mentions the examination of the 2026–2027 budgets.

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