Treasury CS Mbadi invites public input for June 12 Budget Statement
The budget will cover the 2025/26 financial year and aims to address economic recovery, the cost of living, job creation, and the government’s development agenda.
Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi has invited Kenyans to submit their ideas and proposals for the upcoming national budget, which he is set to present to Parliament on June 12, 2025.
This is also Mbadi’s first budget since being roped into President William Ruto’s cabinet, in September last year.
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The budget will cover the 2025/26 financial year and aims to address economic recovery, the cost of living, job creation, and the government’s development agenda.
Mbadi said the National Treasury is finalising the Budget Statement and wants input from citizens to help shape economic and tax policies.
“We are calling on Kenyans to share their contributions on measures that can support the economy and improve people’s lives,” he said in a statement.
The public has been asked to send suggestions focused on seven main areas.
These include ways to support economic recovery, reduce the cost of living, create jobs, and grow the tax base. Other key areas are food security, inclusive growth, and improving the country’s foreign exchange position.
The Treasury boss also highlighted the importance of accelerating the delivery of government projects under the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda.
He added that reforms to support businesses, especially those hit by recent economic shocks, are a key part of the upcoming budget.
“There is a need for strong financial and regulatory systems to support business recovery,” Mbadi said.
He also urged Kenyans to suggest ideas that will help promote youth and women’s participation in the economy, and ensure public funds are used responsibly.
Suggestions can be submitted via email to [email protected], with a copy to [email protected], by the end of the day on May 26.
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