The National Assembly confirmed in a press release dated Friday, 18 September 2026, that it had received the draft revised finance bill (LFR) for the year 2026. According to the parliamentary institution, the document was properly delivered to its General Secretariat that afternoon, together with the President’s transmittal letter and the decree ordering its presentation to lawmakers.

This deposit ends several days of uncertainty surrounding the budget calendar set by the Prime Minister’s Office. Prime Minister Ahmadou Al Aminou Lô had instructed the Minister of Economy, Finance and Planning, Cheikh Diba, as early as 10 September during the Council of Ministers, to ensure that the text be transmitted to the National Assembly no later than 15 September. That deadline was apparently not met, sparking controversy over a possible blockage, with the President of the National Assembly, Ousmane Sonko, himself stating that same Friday that he had yet to receive any notification of the text. The statement issued by the parliamentary institution thus confirms that the transmission did eventually take place, three days after the initially announced deadline.

The presidential decree attached to this transmission, Decree No. 2026-1645, specifies that the bill will be presented to the National Assembly by the Minister of Economy, Finance and Planning, who is also responsible for outlining its motives and supporting the discussion before the deputies. This text repeals and replaces a previous decree, No. 2026-1236 of 29 June 2026, which already concerned the presentation of the same revised finance bill, a sign that the procedure had to be restarted from scratch. The decree also tasks the Minister of Economy and the Minister of Communication and Relations with Institutions with ensuring, each in their respective areas, the execution of the text, which will be published in the Official Journal. It was signed in Dakar on 18 September by President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, with the counter-signature of the Prime Minister.

This deposit now paves the way for the examination of the 2026 LFR bill by the deputies, a particularly closely watched step in a context of public finance recovery and commitments made by Senegal to its international partners. The Prime Minister’s budget calendar also provides for the examination of the initial finance bill for 2027 in the Council of Ministers by the end of September, a deadline whose adherence will be particularly scrutinized after this episode.