ZIMBABWE’S 2025 public spending has been severely strained by inflation and exchange-rate slippage, leaving ministries and departments battling swollen costs and shrinking real allocations, according to figures presented in the 2026 national budget statement.Advertisements Finance minister Mthuli Ncube revealed that ministries had already used far more of their budgets than Treasury had planned. “As at…
Inflation ravages 2025 budget
Annual ZiG inflation remained elevated at 32,7 percent in October 2025, while US-dollar inflation reached 13 percent year-on-year, eroding the real value of government spending across sectors.