Senegal: Latest budget report reveals lasting pressure on public finances

Senegal’s latest quarterly budget execution report lays bare the growing strain on its public finances, with soaring spending and a stubborn deficit, amid the country’s serious public debt crisis.

At the end of September, the state’s ordinary expenses amounted to about 3,220 billion CFA francs (about €4.9 billion), representing over 72% of the planned budget.

At the same time, the budget deficit stood at 4.88% of the GDP, a level…