Budget & Finance
The state budget, revenue collection and expenditure — published in the interest of transparency and accountability.
Detailed budget figures will be published here once released by the Ministry. In the meantime, you can follow the budget cycle and read the budget documents below.
The budget cycle
Every year the budget moves through four stages set by the Budget Policy Law.
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Budget preparation
15 May → 15 August
- Prepare the Budget Outlook Paper (BOP)
- Set priority expenditure ceilings
- Prepare the Macro-Fiscal Framework (MFF)
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Budget approval
1 September → 15 November
- Submit the consolidated budget to the Executive Council
- Executive Council approves the budget
- Submit the approved budget to Parliament
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Budget execution
15 December → 1 January
- Notify ministries to implement the approved budget
- Fiscal year begins — implementation of the approved budget
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Accounting, reporting & audit
1 March → 30 April
- Prepare and submit quarterly budget reports
- Prepare the annual accounts and financial statements
- Approve the annual accounts and financial statements
Most recent milestone
15 October
Parliamentary hearings on the budget
Budget approval · Responsible: Parliament's Economic Sub-committee
Next milestone
31 October
Parliament approves the budget
Budget approval · Responsible: Parliament
Budget documents
View allBudget Draft 2027
Budget document2026PDF2.2 MBPublished 14 October 2026
Budget Appropriation Act 2025
The 2025 budget as approved by Parliament on 27 January 2025, with revenue tables and allocations for each government institution.
Budget document2025PDFPublished 27 January 2025
Budget Appropriation Act 2024
The 2024 budget as approved by Parliament on 3 June 2024.
Budget document2024PDFPublished 3 June 2024
Mini-Budget Act 2023 (October–December)
The mini-budget for 1 October – 31 December 2023: estimated revenue and expenditure appropriations.
Budget document2023PDFPublished 11 January 2024
