Points for attention regarding the draft 2026 budgets
A sound budget forms the basis for sound accountability. Sound accountability, in turn, forms the basis for the next year’s budget.
The government’s budget for 2026 shows higher expenditure on civil servants over the coming years than was budgeted a year earlier (2025 budget).
Reduction in planned savings on core departments' own staff in 2026
| 2026 budget | 2025 budget | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3,791832 | 3,951296 |
| 2025 | 4,054874 | 3,765005 |
| 2026 | 3,84286 | 3,484949 |
| 2027 | 3,706047 | 3,199593 |
| 2028 | 3,547442 | 2,965818 |