Senegal: scrutiny of the revised 2026 budget

This dossier follows scrutiny of Senegal’s revised 2026 budget, disagreements between government and lawmakers and the steps towards adoption.

Last updated : 3 November 20263 key moments

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Where things stand

As of 3 November 2026, the Assembly has rejected the revised budget in plenary. This vote approves no revised budget; the next procedural and financing steps remain to be established.

3 November 2026Confirmed

Senegal lawmakers reject revised budget in plenary

Senegal’s National Assembly rejected the revised budget bill on 3 November 2026. The plenary vote marks a further stage in the budget impasse after committee rejections.

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The chamber confirms the rejection of bill 40/2026. According to SenePlus, a preliminary motion passed by 109 votes to 20 with three abstentions, ending consideration without a debate on the substance.

Lawmakers criticise the budget’s credibility and social spending cuts. The finance minister disputes their objections, SenePlus reports. The disagreement includes a deficit presented at 7.6% of GDP.

The vote represents neither approval of a revised budget nor an IMF financing agreement. The next procedural steps remain to be established.

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30 October 2026Reported information

Senegal: revised budget rejected again in committee

Senegal’s National Assembly finance committee again rejected the revised budget bill on 30 October 2026, according to a Pastef parliamentary group statement reported by SenePlus.

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The group’s lawmakers consider the government’s answers inadequate and say the bill has not been amended. Their concerns cover debt, purchasing power, public investment and access to budget documents.

The refusal follows the government’s request to send the bill back to committee. It extends the parliamentary deadlock; it is not a final rejection by the full assembly.

On 29 October, the IMF had stressed that a budget preserving the negotiated parameters was necessary for the proposed programme to proceed. The new vote does not establish any release of funding.

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27 October 2026Confirmed

Senegal sends revised budget back to committee

Senegal’s National Assembly referred the revised budget bill back to its finance committee on 27 October 2026 at the government’s request. The executive seeks further talks after the committee initially rejected the text.

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Finance Minister Cheikh Diba requested additional discussions to narrow differences. Assembly President Ousmane Sonko accepted the referral and called the conference of presidents to set the next parliamentary timetable, APS reported.

Reuters notes that the bill matters for efforts to secure a new International Monetary Fund programme. The proposal lowers the forecast for real growth in 2026 to 2.7%, from roughly 5%, and raises the projected deficit to 7.6% of GDP, from 5.4%.

The referral extends parliamentary scrutiny. It amounts neither to adoption of the budget nor to an agreement with the IMF.

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