2026-2027 Budget: Government Plans 401.2 Billion Gourdes, With Security and Elections as Priorities

The government adopted the 2026-2027 fiscal year budget, set at 401.2 billion gourdes, on Wednesday, September 30, 2026. The new budget comes amid major security, institutional and economic challenges. According to the priorities set out by the authorities, it aims to address several imperatives at once: gradually restoring public security, continuing the electoral process, providing essential services, preserving macroeconomic balance and supporting a still-fragile economic recovery.

Public security and national defense are the top stated priority. An allocation of 73 billion gourdes, about 18% of the budget, is earmarked for the Ministries of Justice and Defense. The funds are meant to cover personnel costs for the Haitian National Police (PNH) and the Armed Forces of Haiti (FAd’H), as well as their operational needs for equipment, fuel, maintenance, logistics and communications. They will also fund the continuation of the P-4000 program to recruit and train 4,000 new police officers. The government also plans to meet its contractual commitments for PNH equipment purchases and to support the gradual buildup of the FAd’H, with a stated target of 15,000 soldiers over three years. Construction of a new prison is also among the planned expenditures.

The second priority is continuing the electoral process and gradually restoring the regular functioning of democratic institutions. The budget sets aside 8.6 billion gourdes for exceptional spending on electoral activities and support for political parties, up 2.7 billion from 5.9 billion in the revised 2025-2026 budget. Additional funds are also planned to keep state institutions running, including Parliament — made up of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate — and the Presidency. The plan takes into account the turnover of officeholders after the upcoming elections and aims to anticipate the costs of restoring these institutions.

Economic recovery is the budget’s third pillar. The government intends to prioritize projects likely to have multiplier effects on the economy, while balancing the necessary investments with the need to raise revenue, provide social protection and maintain macroeconomic discipline. With this 401.2-billion-gourde budget, the executive says it aims to reconcile security and election spending with social needs, public investment and the demands of economic stability.