Diplomats and representatives of international organisations listen from the public gallery as Finance minister Mwigulu Nchemba presents the government’s 2025/26 Budget in Parliament in Dodoma on June 12, 2025. PHOTO | EDWIN MJWAHUZI
Dar es Salaam. As Parliament starts debating the Sh56.49 trillion national Budget for 2025/26 on Monday, economic analysts have listed several critical areas for close scrutiny to ensure fiscal measures do not hinder investment, economic growth or social protection.
Key issues include the sustainability of government debt, new taxes in the extractive and tourism sectors, a withholding tax on retained earnings and changes in health financing.
