Vote on the 2026 supplementary budget bill postponed for committee review

On Tuesday, Senegal’s National Assembly accepted the government’s request to send the 2026 supplementary budget bill back to the Finance and Budgetary Oversight Committee, postponing the vote to a later date. Economy, Finance and Planning Minister Cheikh Diba cited Article 84 of the Assembly’s rules and called for further discussions to encourage institutional dialogue and seek a compromise. The move follows the Finance Committee’s rejection of the bill on October 23, when the Pastef group, which holds 130 of the 165 seats, said the guarantees provided to Parliament were insufficient.