Chaired by Al-Burhan, Government Approves of the State’s General Budget

The joint meeting of the Sovereignty and Ministerial Councils, headed by the Head of the Sovereignty Council, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Abdul Fattah Al-Burhan, approved today the State’s General Budget for the year 2025.
Head of the Sovereignty Council expressed his appreciation for the great efforts made by the government in light of the challenges facing the country, and its keenness to provide all necessary services to citizens.
He also extended his sincere thanks and appreciation for the efforts of the Ministry of Education in completing and conducting the Sudanese Certificate exams in light of the current war, describing this step as a response to the rebel terrorist militia that wants to hinder the educational process in Sudan.
Al-Burhan also praised the great efforts made by the Central Bank of Sudan to replace the currency and overcome the challenges that accompanied the replacement process.
He stressed the importance of holding conferences and workshops to rebuild and reconstruct what the terrorist militia destroyed for the Sudanese state institutions.
For his part, the Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Dr. Gibril Ibrahim, the state budget for the year 2025, was approved in light of the great challenges facing the country, indicating that it is an unconventional budget.

The Minister announced that the budget carries great good news, most notably the large spending to support the war effort and support the areas of humanitarian work, health and education and restore basic services to citizens, and allocate sufficient resources to support refugees and displaced persons and provide necessary services to citizens and support government units.

He expressed his hope to increase revenues by expanding the tax and customs umbrella, noting that the budget included the return of salaries of state employees by 100%, indicating that the budget was consistent with the needs of citizens in light of the circumstances the country is going through, stressing his ministry’s interest in stabilizing macroeconomic indicators and alleviating the suffering of citizens and not increasing inflation and the deterioration of the exchange rate.
Dr. Gibril added, “We seek to obtain additional resources from regional and international financial institutions,” noting that there are promises from the World Bank and the African Development Bank in this regard.