During this session, it was the Ministry of the Interior and the Secretary of State for Civil Protection that presented the preliminary proposal of the General State Budget (GSB) for 2026 to the Budget Review Committee (BRC), which is directly chaired by the Prime Minister, Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão. The 2026 budget process is being conducted under the theme:
“Optimising Results with Realistic Expenditure.”
The BRC meeting was chaired by the Prime Minister and attended by:
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Vice Prime Minister, Coordinating Minister for Social Affairs, and Minister for Rural Development and Community Housing, Mariano Assanami Sabino
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Minister of Finance, Santina José Rodrigues Viegas Cardoso
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Minister of Public Works, Samuel Marçal
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Minister for Planning and Strategic Investment, Gastão Francisco de Sousa
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Vice Minister of Finance, Felícia Claudinanda Cruz Carvalho