LFR 2026: after two rejections in committee, the text returns to plenary on November 3

Bill No. 40/2026 on the amending finance law (LFR) returns to the National Assembly on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, at 10 a.m., for its examination in plenary session.

A decisive step, after two successive rejections in the Finance and Budgetary Control Committee, which cast uncertainty over the outcome of the vote.

The standoff between the executive and the parliamentary majority of PASTEF-Les Patriotes really broke out during the examination of the text, which began on October 20. After several hours of discussions, the parliamentary group reported persistent disagreements with the government, despite some compromises. The differences concerned in particular budgetary decisions, financing modalities and the guarantees expected by the deputies. In a press release published on October 20, the group recognized the absence of a global and solid consensus.

The first sanction fell on October 23. The Finance Commission rejected the draft LFR in its entirety, as well as the two amendments proposed by the government. A disappointment which led the Prime Minister to defend the budgetary choices of the executive, on October 25, and to call on parliamentarians to formulate concrete proposals.

The government then requested, in plenary session on October 27, a referral of the text to committee, on the basis of article 84 of the internal regulations, in order to continue discussions. The National Assembly also requested additional information. But this new attempt at rapprochement did not make it possible to resolve the situation.

Meeting on October 30, after receiving a memorandum from the commission and clarifications on energy subsidies, family security grants and priority spending, Minister Cheikh Diba’s team suffered a second rejection. The explanations provided by the ministry were therefore not enough to convince the deputies.

The executive insists on the continuity of public action

Despite these difficulties, the executive intends to stay the course. During the Council of Ministers of October 28, 2026, the President of the Republic, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, insisted on the need to ensure the continuity of public powers. In this sense, he asked the Prime Minister to take the legal measures necessary for the implementation of the public policies included in the draft amending finance laws for 2026 and the finance laws for 2027.

This presidential instruction reflects the executive’s desire to preserve the continuity of government action in a context marked by disagreements around the amending budget. It comes as the text still has to pass the decisive stage of the plenary session.

Rejection in committee does not automatically prejudge the outcome of the vote in public session. But, in view of the positions expressed so far, a new parliamentary disavowal remains possible. Will the government succeed in obtaining the adoption of its text or will it have to suffer a third setback? Response Tuesday to the National Assembly.

CG DIOP