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Cheikh Diba warns of consequences of rejecting Senegal budget

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Senegal’s Minister of Economy, Finance and Planning, Cheikh Diba, has warned of constraints caused by falling revenue, rising spending and payment arrears. He says rejecting the finance bill would have consequences, according to the Senegalese Press Agency (APS).

Senegalese Minister of Economy, Finance and Planning Cheikh Diba has warned of the consequences of a possible rejection of the 2026 supplementary finance bill, amid falling public revenue, rising expenditure and mounting payment arrears, the Senegalese Press Agency (APS) reports.

Cheikh Diba referred to the budget constraints facing the Senegalese state, as the National Assembly has already rejected the supplementary budget bill, according to APS.

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