Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouli has reaffirmed the government’s continued commitment to improving the quality of services provided to citizens across all sectors and advancing human development goals.
He also noted that this approach is reflected in the preliminary estimates of the 2026/2027 fiscal year budget, which prioritises increased allocations for the health and education sectors.
These remarks were made during a meeting the prime minister called on Sunday with Finance Minister Ahmed Kouchouk to review the initial budget estimates for the year 2026-2027.
Prime Minister Madbouli emphasised that the forthcoming budget aligns with the government’s efforts to implement a balanced fiscal policy that supports key economic objectives while maintaining fiscal discipline.
During the meeting, Finance Minister Kouchouk reviewed the preliminary estimates and outlined the priorities of the medium-term fiscal policy.
These include fostering a new partnership with the business community to restore confidence, enhance services, and improve clarity through additional tax and customs facilitations, while expanding the tax base without imposing new burdens on citizens or businesses.
This also includes integrating new taxpayers into the simplified tax system and supporting industrial and export activities.
Kouchouk added that the fiscal policy will aim to stimulate economic growth, stabilise inflation, reduce the budget deficit, improve debt service indicators, and extend the average maturity of public debt.
He also stressed the importance of creating fiscal space to strengthen social protection and human development programmes, including Takaful and Karama Programme, Social Security Programme, initiatives supporting rural women leaders, and child pensions.
