{"id":96259,"date":"2026-04-19T10:05:33","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T10:05:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/pm-sonko-gives-ministers-5-days-to-streamline-spending"},"modified":"2026-04-19T10:25:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T10:25:57","slug":"pm-sonko-gives-ministers-5-days-to-streamline-spending","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/pm-sonko-gives-ministers-5-days-to-streamline-spending","title":{"rendered":"PM Sonko Gives Ministers 5 Days to Streamline Spending"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong><\/span><b>Faced with an alarming international situation, Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko warned on Wednesday during a cabinet meeting about the continued deterioration of tensions in the Middle East, exacerbated by pressure surrounding Iran.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>According to the head of government, this multifaceted crisis is already impacting energy prices, the security of supply chains, and the stability of financial markets,\u201d directly threatening the balance of national public finances.<\/p>\n<p>In response, a strict course of action has been established, requiring members of the government to implement \u201cimmediate streamlining of spending and budgetary discipline.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ministers have been given 15 days to submit a plan of action including \u201cconcrete savings and redeployment measures\u201d in their respective sectors, while the Ministries of Energy and Budget are tasked with accelerating the implementation of stabilisation measures.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Gambia<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. Faced with an alarming international situation, Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko warned on Wednesday during a cabinet meeting about the continued deterioration of tensions in the Middle East, exacerbated by pressure surrounding Iran. 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