DODOMA, Feb. 3 -- THE government plans to increase spending by 9.75 per cent in the coming fiscal year to boost growth and safeguard hard-won macroeconomic gains achieved over the last decade.

Expenditure for the 2026/27 year is projected at 61.9tri/-, up from 56.4tri/-, Finance Minister Ambassador Khamis Mussa Omar told lawmakers in Parliament yesterday as he unveiled budget guidelines for the forthcoming fiscal year.

The budget is part of a broader 204 trillion-shilling medium-term plan through 2029 aimed at achieving the nations “Vision 2050” development goals.

He said the budget guidelines are designed to provide a predictable, credible and results-oriented framework for government planning and expenditure.

The guideli...