Sudan Events – Rehab Abdullah
The joint meeting of the Sovereign and Ministers Councils, chaired by the Chairman of the Sovereign Council, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, approved the state’s general budget for the year 2025 on Wednesday.
The Chairman of the Sovereign Council expressed his appreciation for the significant efforts made by the government in light of the challenges facing the country, and its commitment to providing all essential services to citizens. He also extended his deep thanks to the Ministry of Education for organizing and conducting the Sudanese Secondary Certificate exams despite the ongoing war, describing this as a response to the terrorist militias attempting to obstruct the progress of education in Sudan.
Al-Burhan also praised the significant efforts made by the Central Bank of Sudan in currency replacement and overcoming the challenges that accompanied this process. He emphasized the importance of holding conferences and workshops for the reconstruction of what the terrorist militias have destroyed of Sudanese state institutions.
In the same context, the Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Dr. Jibril Ibrahim, stated in a press statement that the 2025 state budget was approved amidst major challenges facing the country, highlighting that it is an unconventional budget.
The Minister of Finance announced that the budget includes major promises, including substantial spending on supporting the war effort, humanitarian work, health, education, and the restoration of basic services to citizens. It also allocates sufficient resources to support refugees and displaced persons and provide necessary services to citizens and government units.
He expressed hope to increase revenue by expanding the tax and customs umbrella, noting that the budget included a 100% return of civil servants’ salaries. He mentioned that the budget was aligned with the needs of citizens under the current circumstances, emphasizing his ministry’s focus on stabilizing macroeconomic indicators, alleviating citizens’ suffering, and preventing inflation and the depreciation of the exchange rate.
Jibril added, “We aim to secure additional resources from regional and international financial institutions,” noting that there have been promises from the World Bank and the African Development Bank in this regard.
