(Business in Cameroon) – Cameroon’s government plans to raise the 2025 budget by CFA418.2 billion, a 5.7% increase over the initial figure, just six months after the finance law took effect. Officials revealed the proposal in the Medium-Term Economic and Budget Programming Document 2026-2028.
Parliament will discuss the increase at the upcoming Budget Orientation Debate (DOB) in the coming days. As in previous years, the government will adopt the revised budget through a presidential ordinance, bypassing a full parliamentary debate.
If approved, the State budget will rise from CFA7,317.7 billion to CFA7,735.9 billion. The adjustment will only affect the general budget; special allocation accounts will remain unchanged.
This will mark the eighth year in a row that Cameroon has revised its budget. Since 2018, the initial finance law has served more as a guideline than a binding framework. Each year, the government raises spending plans, blaming changes in national or global conditions but failing to tackle the underlying causes of budget instability.
The latest proposed increase raises questions about the government’s financial management. Is this a realistic strategy to adapt to new challenges, or proof of poor planning? Repeated budget revisions signal a governance model focused on crisis response rather than predictable and disciplined fiscal policy expected in a democracy.
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