(2025-10) Decree establishing the General Budget of the Republic of Haiti, FY 2025-2026
Summary — This decree establishes the general budget for the Republic of Haiti for the fiscal year 2025-2026, outlining the state's financial resources and expenditures. It details fiscal and non-fiscal revenues, donations, and loans, alongside operating and capital expenses for various administrative entities. The document also amends several existing laws and decrees related to taxation, investments, and public services.
Key Findings
- The total general budget for the fiscal year 2025-2026 is set at HTG 345,510,000,000.00.
- The decree outlines various revenue sources, including domestic resources (HTG 243.5 billion), donations (HTG 64.4 billion), and internal/external financing (HTG 37.5 billion).
- Expenditures are categorized into operating expenses (HTG 235.6 billion) and program/project expenses (HTG 109.9 billion), distributed across executive, legislative, judicial, and independent entities.
- Several existing tax laws and decrees are amended, including those related to vehicle taxes, fiscal identity cards, passport fees, investment incentives, and excise duties on tobacco, alcohol, and energy drinks.
- The Executive Power is authorized to open supplementary credits in specific urgent cases (calamities, national interest, unforeseen surplus resources), not exceeding 10% of initial credits and requiring parliamentary notification.
Full Description
This special issue of the Official Journal of the Republic of Haiti publishes the decree establishing the general budget for the fiscal year 2025-2026. Issued by the Transitional Presidential Council, the decree outlines the imperative measures for the state's economic and financial programs. It details the ways and means to ensure the functioning of public services, public debt service, capital expenditures, and state interventions across economic, social, and cultural plans from October 1, 2025, to September 30, 2026. The document also includes numerous amendments to existing laws and decrees concerning internal and external debt, customs tariffs, investment codes, tax regulations (e.g., on vehicles, income, property, businesses), and exemptions for NGOs and free zones.
Notes
Series: primary annual budget act (current fiscal year). Site 'Publié le' date: 23 oct. 2025.