Pastef Rejects the 2026 Supplementary Budget and Sets Four Demands for Senegal’s Government

The Pastef-Les Patriotes parliamentary group will not approve the 2026 supplementary finance bill in its current form, while acknowledging that new economic constraints make a budget revision necessary. It objects to certain budget allocations and financing mechanisms, and says lawmakers have not received adequate guarantees or information. Pastef calls for a review of cuts affecting health, education, vocational training, water, infrastructure and projects under the National Transformation Agenda, with adjustments focused instead on non-essential spending. It also demands that any cuts to energy subsidies be paired with lower taxes on petroleum products and reduced electricity costs, without raising prices for households or businesses.