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Budget 2026 ratified
with $1 billion surplus

Salaries constitute half the expenditures Almost $3 billion in tax revenues

Parliament approved the 2026 public budget at about $6 billion with an anticipated primary surplus of approximately $1.0 billion. The Ministry of Finance did not disclose the macroeconomic assumptions used in preparing the budget, including growth and inflation forecasts.

Spending is estimated at around $5.34 billion, in addition to capital expenditures of $635 million. Wages, salaries, and social benefits represent the largest component at roughly $3.13 billion. Transfers are estimated at around $730 million, followed by spending on goo...more


	BUSINESS


	Car sales jump 63 percent, hit highest peak since 2019
	Still at 41 percent of pre-crisis level


	ECONOMY


	$400 million electricity aid from Qatar Development Fund
	Another $30 milllion Qatari aid for return of Syrian refugees


	Social Development


	Digital database and app for farmers and stakeholders
	In collaboration with the World Food Programme

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