Benin’s 2027 Budget: Gérard Gbénonchi and Orden Alladatin Explain Parliament’s Role

On October 25, 2026, MPs Gérard Gbénonchi and Orden Alladatin discussed Parliament’s role in reviewing the 2027 budget on SRTB’s Grand Angle programme. The draft finance bill is balanced at 4,757.029 billion CFA francs and allocates 1,597.533 billion CFA francs to socially sensitive spending; lawmakers’ amendment powers are limited, and proposed spending increases or revenue cuts must identify offsetting resources. The MPs also emphasized that parliamentary committees carry out much of the oversight of government action and said Parliament now works in partnership with the Court of Accounts.