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Parliament has approved a record 84.391 trillion Shillings national budget for the 2026/27 financial year, setting the tone for Uganda’s fiscal direction in the coming years.
The budget, passed during a plenary session chaired by Speaker Anita Among on April 24, 2026, is the first fiscal blue print under the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM)’s 2026-2031 manifesto and the second year of implementing the Fourth National Development Plan (NDP IV).
Key allocations reflect government’s continued emphasis on security, infrastructure, and innovation.
Defence takes the largest share at 2.976 trillion Shillings, followed by Works and Transport with 1.024 trillion Shillings.
The health sector sees 861.5 billion Shillings allocated to Uganda Medical Stores, while the Uganda Police Force receives 847.8 billion Shillings.
Other notable votes include 817.8 billion Shillings for the Uganda Revenue Authority, 517.4 billion Shillings for Science, Technology and Innovation, 484 billion Shillings for the Uganda Prisons Service, 370.7 billion Shillings for Makerere University, and 330.8 billion Shillings for the Kampala Capital City Authority.
According to the Budget Committee report presented by Deputy Chairperson Remigio Achia, the economy grew by 8.5 percent in the second quarter of FY2025/26, up from 5.4 percent in the same period the previous year.
