2027 Budget Rejected in Committee: What President Bassirou Diomaye Faye Will Do

The finance committee rejected the 2027 budget bill as the constitutional 60-day deadline from its submission on October 12 approaches, expiring around December 11. The bill still needs to be considered in a plenary session, although lawmakers have already rejected its revenue section. Options under discussion include putting the budget into effect by decree after the deadline or making the government’s responsibility an issue, a move that could prompt a no-confidence motion. Bassirou Diomaye Faye has announced no decision and may also dissolve the Assembly starting in December.