TSC, Cabinet pass the 2025 budget amid great tidings

Presided over by President of the Transitional Sovereignty Council (TSC), Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, General Abdel-Fattah Al-Burhan, the joint meeting of the TSC and Cabinet endorsed (Wednesday), the state’s general budget for the year 2025.

President Al-Burhan expressed his appreciation for the great efforts made by the government in light of the challenges facing the country, and its keenness to provide all necessary services to citizens, extending his sincere thanks and appreciation for the efforts of the Ministry of Education in conducting and completing the Sudanese Certificate exams under the circumstances of the current war, describing this step as a response to the rebel terrorist militia that wants to obstruct the educational process in Sudan.

TSC President praised the great efforts made by the Central Bank of Sudan (CBoS) to replace the currency and overcome the challenges that accompanied the replacement process, stressing the importance of holding conferences and workshops to rebuild and reconstruct what the terrorist militia vandalized for the Sudanese state institutions.

For his part, Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Dr Gebreil Ibrahim said, in a press statement, that the state budget for 2025 was approved within this difficult challenges facing the country, indicating that it is an unconventional budget.

The Minister of Finance announced that the budget carries great heralds, including the large spending to support the war effort as well as the domains of humanitarian action, health and education, besides restoring basic services to citizens, allocating sufficient resources to support refugees and displaced persons (IDPs), providing necessary services to citizens and support government units.

He hoped increase of revenues by expanding the Customs and tax umbrella, noting that the budget included the return of salaries of state employees by 100%, pointing out that the budget was consistent with the needs of citizens in light of the circumstances the country is going through, stressing his ministry’s interest in stabilizing macroeconomic indicators and alleviating the suffering of citizens and not increasing inflation and the deterioration of the exchange rate.

Dr. Gebreil added, “We seek to obtain additional resources from regional and international financial institutions,” stating that there are promises from the World Bank and the African Development Bank in this regard.