President Bassirou Diomaye Faye cuts the National Assembly’s budget

Senegal’s proposed 2027 state budget allocates 21.1 billion CFA francs to the National Assembly, down from 22.3 billion in 2026—a reduction of 1.2 billion, or about 5.4%. The institution, chaired by Ousmane Sonko, would receive 17.7 billion for current transfers, 3 billion for capital transfers and 318.2 million for investment. The draft budget has been submitted to the Assembly for lawmakers to review and vote on during the session that opened on October 13; it is not final, and no official explanation for the cut has been provided.