Revised Finance Bill Rejected Again: Cheikh Diba Rebukes MPs at the National Assembly

At the National Assembly, Finance and Budget Minister Cheikh Diba defended the 2026 revised finance bill against lawmakers’ accusations of budgetary insincerity and amateurism. He said supplementary finance bills allow the government to adjust forecasts when budget execution diverges from them, as provided for under the Constitution and the organic law on finance laws. Diba disclosed that 173.3 billion CFA francs in public revenue had been collected by the end of September, compared with a forecast of 762 billion, while rejecting claims that the budget policy had failed and defending his ministry’s staff.