Saudi Gazette report
DAMMAM — Saudi Arabia unveiled on Tuesday the state’s general budget for the fiscal year 2026, with total revenues estimated at SR1.147 trillion and expenditures amounting to SR1.312 trillion.
The budget, approved by a special session of the Council of Ministers, held under the chairmanship of Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman in Dammam, projected a deficit of SR165.4 billion, according to the Saudi Press Agency.
The Crown Prince directed ministers and officials, each within their respective areas of responsibility, to actively commit to implementing the budget's development and social programs and projects that contribute to achieving the goals of the Kingdom’s Vision 2030. He instructed them to place citizens and their well-being at the forefront of their priorities. (Developing).