Twenty ministries have had their budgets rejected, says Diop
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Seneweb, SeneNews and Senego
Minister Serigne Guèye Diop says the budgets of twenty ministries have been rejected by Senegalese deputies. Committee rejections continued on 12 and 13 November, notably for the Interior, Justice, Telecommunications and Digital, and Urban Planning, according to Seneweb.
The Finance and Budgetary Control Committee rejected the 2027 draft budgets of the Presidency, the Prime Ministry and the National Assembly on 7 November, then those of at least 19 ministries during sessions on 12 and 13 November. Serigne Guèye Diop says twenty ministries have thus had their budgets rejected, according to Seneweb.
The 2027 budget for the Interior and Public Security provides for 217.351 billion CFA francs in commitment authorisations and 209.479 billion in payment credits, 4.78% less than the initial forecast for 2026. Deputies notably challenged the reduction in resources for public security and raised police violence as well as the financing of local authorities.
The draft budget for the Ministry of Justice reaches 93.248 billion CFA francs in commitment authorisations and 85.762 billion in payment credits. Committee members criticised the reduction in credits for the Penitentiary Administration, also raising detention conditions, differences in criminal record certificate fees and the rise in livestock theft.
In the digital sector, the budget presented by Minister Samba Diouf stands at 69.169 billion CFA francs in commitment authorisations and 64.974 billion in payment credits. Projects rejected in committee still have to be submitted to the plenary session, while deputy Amadou Ba recalled that the revenue side of the initial Finance Law is subject to a single global vote.
