The 2026 budget anticipates a 5% rise in expenditures from 2025
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Qatar forecasts a budget deficit of 21.8 billion riyals ($5.99 billion) for 2026, state news agency reported on Tuesday citing the finance minister.
The 2026 budget anticipates a 5% rise in expenditures from 2025, totalling 220.8 billion riyals, alongside modest revenue growth of 1% to 199 billion Qatar riyals, according to the report. ($1 = 3.6420 Qatar riyals)
(Reporting by Jana Choukeir and Ahmed Elimam; Editing by Susan Fenton)
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