Limit 2026/27 budget to current problems, accounting officers told

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Finance ministry permanent secretary Ramadhan Ggoobi has urged accounting officers to limit the 2026/27 budget preparation to current problems.

He said this in a statement on Wednesday (September 17) while issuing the first budget call circular (BCC) for the financial year 2026/27.

BCC communicates the budget strategy and priorities for the next financial year, the preliminary resource envelope, medium-term expenditure framework ceilings and indicative planning figures for local governments.

In the BCC, Ggoobi highlights the National Development Plan (NDP IV) and the Tenfold Growth Strategy, as well as the ATMS (agro-based industrialisation, Tourism and travel, mineral-based industrialisation, as well as Science, Technology and Innovation) and enablers.

“Budget preparation should not be limited to current problems. Accounting officers must anticipate future needs, integrate long-term priorities, and align plans with the Tenfold Growth Strategy and NDP IV,” he said.

He also called for deepening of public participation in the budget process, building consensus and elimination of budget games, tax inclusive budgeting and prioritisation of core mandates in the budget, among other policy and administrative directives.

The total preliminary resource envelope for the financial year 2026/27 amounts to sh69.399 trillion, down from sh72.376 trillion in 2025/26.

“The domestic revenues are projected at sh40.090 trillion, up from sh36.806 trillion for the financial year 2025/26,” the statement that was issued by the finance ministry on X, formerly Twitter, said.