Senegal assembly rejects finance bill again
The finance committee voted down the revised 2026 budget for a second time, delaying its passage.
Senegal's National Assembly finance committee rejected the revised 2026 finance bill for the second time on October 30, 2026. The government had previously secured a postponement of the text to the commission on October 27.
The parliamentary group PASTEF-Les Patriotes and the government disagreed on budget allocations, financing methods, and expected guarantees. The committee first rejected the bill and two government amendments on October 23.
The finance bill will now be debated in a plenary session on November 3, 2026, at 10 a.m. This vote follows two committee rejections that have created uncertainty about the bill's final approval.
Why it mattersThe national assembly's repeated rejection of the revised 2026 finance bill creates uncertainty for the state's treasury.