Uganda Goes Big With Record 72 Trillion Budget

Uganda announced its biggest national budget ever for 2025-26. The government plans to spend 72.3 trillion shillings on various programs and projects. Finance Minister Matia Kasaija said the budget focuses on farming, factories, and technology growth. Leaders want to make Uganda more modern and attractive to investors. The spending plan shows a small increase from last year's budget.

The government expects to collect 37.55 trillion shillings from taxes and other domestic sources. Officials will borrow 11.38 trillion shillings from local banks to help fund the budget. Foreign countries and organizations will provide 2.08 trillion shillings in grants and loans. Additional project funding from outside sources totals 11.33 trillion shillings. About 2.8 trillion shillings comes as grants rather than loans.

Healthcare receives 5.87 trillion shillings to improve hospitals and medical services. Education gets 5.04 trillion shillings for schools, teachers, and student programs. The Parish Development Model program receives over 1 trillion shillings for local economic projects. Security and defense operations get the largest single allocation at 9.9 trillion shillings. Infrastructure projects like roads and energy development receive billions more for construction and upgrades.