Senegal Bi Nu Bokk criticises Sonko’s refusal on supplementary budget
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Seneweb
The Senegal Bi Nu Bokk Network of Executives, led by Barthélémy Toye Dias, has criticised Ousmane Sonko’s refusal to vote on the 2026 supplementary finance bill and accused him of blocking parliamentary oversight. Its 25 October communiqué cited debt of 27,132 billion CFA francs, or 105.3% of GDP at the end of 2025, and a growth forecast cut from 5% to 2.7%, according to Seneweb.
The Senegal Bi Nu Bokk Network of Executives, led by Barthélémy Toye Dias, has described Ousmane Sonko’s refusal to vote on the 2026 supplementary finance bill as a «political blockage» and called for budgetary responsibility. It made the statement in a communiqué published on 25 October, according to the political organisation’s document.
The network recalled that the supplementary finance bill must adjust the initial budget to changes in revenue, expenditure and economic conditions. It highlighted that capital expenditure reached 1,471.8 billion CFA francs in 2025, or 78.4% of the revised forecasts, and called for this level of implementation to be taken into account in the debate on investment.
The communiqué reported total debt of 27,132 billion CFA francs at the end of 2025, equivalent to 105.3% of gross domestic product. It also noted that the growth forecast for 2026 had been reduced from 5% to 2.7%, while the price of petrol was approaching 990 CFA francs per litre. The bill provides for a reduction in oil subsidies, from 790 billion to 552 billion CFA francs, and an increase in the budget deficit, from 1,245 billion to 1,735 billion CFA francs, or from 5.4% to 7.6% of GDP.
This position comes as Senegal’s National Assembly examines the 2026 supplementary budget, after several public criticisms of Ousmane Sonko’s refusal. On 27 October, a gas alert suspended the examination of Senegal’s supplementary budget.
