“The largest in the history of the country…the Federal National” approves the general budget of the Federation for the fiscal year 2026

The Federal National Council, during its second session of its third regular session of the eighteenth legislative term, which was held under the chairmanship of Council Speaker Saqr Ghobash, today, in Zayed Hall at the Council’s headquarters in Abu Dhabi, approved a draft federal law regarding linking the general budget of the Federation and the budgets of independent federal agencies for the fiscal year 2026, in the presence of Minister of State for Financial Affairs Mohammed bin Hadi Al Husseini.
Ghobash said that the approval of the 2026 federal budget, which is the largest in the country’s history, confirms that the UAE is on an upward path of growth and stability, and that its financial policies are based on confidence in its own capabilities and future vision.
He pointed out that this budget is not only a record, but a strategic message of confidence that expresses the maturity of the state’s financial management and its ability to combine sustainability and development, the well-being of the present and anticipating the future.
For his part, Al-Husseini said during the discussion of the draft law that the Cabinet’s approval of the general federal budget for the fiscal year 2026, with a total of 92.4 billion dirhams, compared to 71.5 billion dirhams in the 2025 budget, represents a qualitative leap of approximately 29%, making the federal budget the largest compared to the budgets of previous fiscal years, which reflects the strength of the national economy and the commitment to supporting the process of sustainable development in the country.
He added that the general budget of the Union for the fiscal year 2026 represents an advanced model of financial planning based on anticipating the future, pointing out that the financial policies adopted by the UAE have become more capable of responding to global changes, and more focused on achieving added value to the national economy, and that the focus on vital sectors, most notably education, health, infrastructure, and social development, reflects the state’s belief that investing in people and innovation is the most important engine for sustainable economic growth.