Chad's 2027 Budget Counts on 52% More Oil Revenue and Higher Health Funding

Chad's cabinet approved a draft 2027 budget on 5 November that projects a 52% rise in oil revenue, putting its planned expansion of spending and health services partly on a substantially higher petroleum-income forecast. These are projections in a finance bill, not money already collected or spent; the proposal still requires parliamentary approval.

The original cabinet account published by Chad's state news agency ATPE puts total resources at CFA 3,065 billion in 2027, against CFA 2,275 billion in the 2026 comparison. It projects CFA 3,002 billion in expenditure, up from CFA 2,531.5 billion, and a CFA 63 billion positive balance **before debt amortisation and financing**. That balance is not a final audited surplus or proof of available cash.

The government's revenue assumptions include CFA 1,184.182 billion from oil, compared with CFA 779.866 billion for 2026, an expected 52% increase. Non-oil revenue is projected at CFA 1,307.991 billion, against CFA 1,094.072 billion, and grants at CFA 572.827 billion, compared with CFA 401.063 billion. Officials attribute the oil projection to expectations for oil prices and the dollar and say tax administration digitisation should improve non-oil collections. The underlying assumptions could change before adoption or during execution.

The cabinet says the draft would increase the health budget by nearly CFA 60 billion. It proposes 25% more transfers to university hospitals, more than CFA 10 billion for provincial hospitals and allocations for 14 faith-based hospitals, 90 health districts and 2,514 health centres. These are proposed appropriations, not proof that facilities have received funds. The separate government-wide transfers-and-subsidies category rises from CFA 304.970 billion to CFA 340.745 billion; that category is not the same as the entire health budget.

Total investment spending is forecast at CFA 1,456.832 billion, up from CFA 1,172.252 billion. Personnel costs would increase from CFA 693.450 billion to CFA 796.165 billion, alongside plans to recruit 6,265 public employees. The draft also proposes tax relief for imported products used against dengue and malaria, but the cabinet account does not establish the final covered-product list or commencement dates.

Independent Tchadinfos reporting on 6 November confirms that the proposal includes expanded health funding and has yet to complete parliamentary approval. A separate 5 November report gives the cabinet's revenue and expenditure forecasts, while distinguishing the draft from an enacted budget.

The next checks are the finance bill's full annexes, parliamentary amendments and final vote, the oil-price and exchange-rate assumptions, the enacted tax-exemption schedule, and later execution reports showing what health facilities actually receive. A cabinet budget proposal does not establish future collection, delivery or spending outcomes.