NTAHANGWA, April 21 (ABP) – Burundi Prime Minister Nestor Ntahontuye presented on Wednesday, April 20, 2026, before the two chambers of Parliament meeting in congress at the Kigobe hemicycle, the report on the implementation of the Government’s Annual Work Plan and Budget (PTBA) for the first half of the 2025-2026 fiscal year.
This report is structured around four main areas, namely cross-cutting analysis, the level of mobilization of State revenues, the level of execution of activities and public expenditures, as well as the status of implementation of the Annual Performance Project (PAP).
Regarding the implementation of activities by ministries, the Prime Minister indicated that a significant number of activities show a completion rate of 0%, both physically and financially.
He also specified that the examples cited are not exhaustive, as several activities have not reached the expected semiannual rate of 100%. Some even show a financial execution rate of 100%, while their physical implementation remains nil.
Concerning revenue mobilization, the report covers tax and non-tax revenues, domestic revenues, those from grants, projects and loans, as well as revenues from communes and hospitals, in addition to the level of execution of projects financed by development partners.
In this regard, out of semiannual forecasts estimated at 4,606,069,769,671 BIF, actual collections reached 4,599,863,287,669 BIF, representing a rate of 99.9%. Compared to annual forecasts of 7,273,437,064,838 BIF, the cumulative achievement rate in the first half stands at 63.2%.
At the hospital level, out of semiannual forecasts of 50,042,599,352 BIF, actual collections amount to 26,069,092,553 BIF, representing a rate of 52.1%. The Prime Minister emphasized the need for special monitoring to improve these performances, as some establishments show very low rates, notably the Tangara communal hospital (4.5%), Rango (2.3%), Kayogoro (13.4%), the Muyinga district hospital (5.7%) and Rutana (4.8%).
During the discussions, the president of the Senate, Gervais Ndirakobuca, returned to the issue of defective infrastructure, particularly buildings that deteriorate rapidly in certain areas. He called on technical services to review planning and construction quality in order to ensure durability.
In response, Prime Minister Ntahontuye assured that the government intends to examine the construction techniques used in order to make appropriate corrections.
Regarding the revenues collected by the Burundi Revenue Office (OBR), the Prime Minister indicated that performance could be improved through the establishment of collection infrastructure in all provinces, in order to facilitate tax recovery across the entire territory.
On this occasion, the speaker of the National Assembly welcomed the quality of this report, while encouraging the continuation of this activity in a spirit of continuous improvement.