Briceño tables $1.902bn FY26-27 budget, targets 50 per cent debt-to-GDP by 2030 with record $488m capital outlay

Wed, 13 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Prime Minister and Finance Minister John Briceño tabled a $1.902 billion budget for fiscal year 2026-27 this period, anchored on what he described as a “seminal surge” in the national economy and a historic unemployment low of 2.0 per cent. Total revenues and grants are projected at $1.79 billion, an 8.5 per cent increase over the prior year, with recurrent expenditure of $1.296 billion and capital investment lifted to a record $488.6 million.

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Briceño tables $1.902bn FY26-27 budget, targets 50 per cent debt-to-GDP by 2030 with record $488m capital outlay