Budget execution lags, mid-year review finds

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2025-10-09
WINDHOEK, 09 October 2025 - Minister of Finance Ericah Shafudah. (Photo by: Molly Weyulu) NAMPA WINDHOEK, 09 October 2025 - Minister of Finance Ericah Shafudah. (Photo by: Molly Weyulu) NAMPA
WINDHOEK, 09 OCT (NAMPA) – Government is struggling to execute its 2025/26 budget, with the mid-year review exposing weak spending in development programmes and calling for reform in procurement and revenue planning.
At a stakeholder consultation session attended by civil society, youth groups and officials from various ministries here on Thursday, Finance Minister Ericah Shafudah disclosed that the operational budget set at N.dollars 79.8 billio...
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