Cameroon’s economic priorities for the next three years came under parliamentary scrutiny as lawmakers examined the government’s Medium-Term Document.
The review took place before the Finance and Budget Committee of the National Assembly, chaired by Honourable Rosette Ayayi Moutymbo, where the Minister of Finance, Louis Paul Motaze, presented the Government’s Medium-term economic and budgetary programming document for the 2027–2029 period.The document is a key stage in the annual budget cycle. Required under the public finance legislation, it provides Parliament with the macroeconomic outlook and the Government’s budgetary priorities before the Finance Bill is drafted. It also forms the basis of the Budgetary Orientation Debate, enabling lawmakers to assess the realism of economic assumptions and the sustainability of public finances.
In his presentation, the Minister outlined the broad economic and fiscal strategy that will guide public action over the next three years. Built around projections for economic growth, inflation and domestic revenue mobilisation, the document seeks to sustain economic growth while safeguarding the country’s fiscal stability.
Central to the programme is the implementation of the national development strategy 2020–2030 (Snd30), which identifies structural transformation of the economy as the pathway to achieving upper middle-income status. Accordingly, the Government intends to strengthen domestic revenue collection, improve the efficiency of public expenditure and channel greater resources towards sectors capable of accelerating economic transformation.
During the committee’s deliberations, Members of parliament examined the policy choices underpinning the programme, with particular attention to strategic infrastructure, industrial transformation, and value addition to natural resources, fiscal consolidation and investment in human capital. The discussions come at a time when Cameroon, like many economies, continues to navigate a challenging international environment characterised by inflationary pressures, geopolitical tensions and tighter global financing conditions. Against this backdrop, the Government maintains that prudent fiscal management and targeted public investment will be essential to sustaining growth while preserving macroeconomic stability.
The committee’s review marks an important step in the preparation of the 2027 Finance Bill, ensuring that Parliament contributes early to defining the country’s economic and budgetary priorities before the annual budget is finalised.
Claudette Chin
