Finance Bill 2026: The good, bad and the ugly

Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury and Economic Planning John Mbadi.

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Before 2024 and subsequent Gen Z-led protests sparked by the controversial Finance Bill, public attention rarely focused on revenue mobilisation.

National conversations revolved around budget estimates that culminated in the annual budget reading, while Finance Bill debates were largely viewed as elitist, and the people followed from the sidelines, except, of course, for Senator Okiya Omtatah.

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