South Sudan Cabinet Approves 68% Jump for Delayed 2025-26 Budget
South Sudan relies on crude exports for about 90% of revenue.
Photographer: Vincent Mundy/BloombergSouth Sudan’s cabinet ministers approved a 7 trillion-pound ($1.5 billion) spending plan for the fiscal year that begun in July, which is about two thirds more than it passed for the previous period.
The 2025-26 budget forecasts a 1.5 trillion-pound deficit, Information Minister Michael Makuei Lueth said in a statement.