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Budget 2026-2027: Restoring Purchasing Power, Reigniting Growth, and Ensuring Fiscal Sustainability in Mauritius

Budget 2026-2027: Restoring Purchasing Power, Reigniting Growth, and Ensuring Fiscal Sustainability in Mauritius

Mauritius is entering the 2026-2027 Budget cycle at a crucial economic juncture. The nation faces a challenging mix of ongoing inflationary pressures, moderate economic growth, widening external deficits, and high levels of public debt. Although recent budgets have laid out ambitious transformation plans—especially in sectors like the blue economy, artificial intelligence, and innovation—the primary challenge now is effective execution amidst a limited fiscal landscape.