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Message: [QUOTE="Queen, post: 87390, member: 27"] A N$104 billion budget just landed for Namibia's 2026/2027 fiscal year, and the government needs to borrow N$15 billion to cover the gap. Where the bulk of the money flows [LIST] [*]Finance Minister Ericah Shafudah tabled the budget in parliament. [*]Operations swallow N$81.3 billion of the total allocation. [*]Development spending sits at a comparatively slim N$6.5 billion. [*]Interest payments alone eat up roughly N$16.2 billion. [/LIST] Top three ministry allocations [LIST] [*]Education, innovation, arts, and culture grabbed the biggest slice at N$28 billion. [*]Health and Social Services landed N$13.1 billion in second place. [*]Shafudah framed the budget as balancing ambition with affordability. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]