Out of a globally audited and validated envelope of 752.1 billion CFA francs, the Public Treasury has already injected 463.3 billion CFA francs into the real economy between January 2024 and the first half of the 2026 fiscal year, representing an execution rate of 61%. This debt reduction program, framed by strict accounting regulation directives, is planned to extend until 2027 in order to permanently relieve the treasury of private companies and public agents.

The breakdown of payments highlights a prioritization of social charges and the country's regalian obligations. During the first year of deployment in 2024, the payment windows disbursed 232.9 billion CFA francs, primarily allocating 182.9 billion CFA francs to the absorption of wage debt and 50 billion CFA francs to tax and customs regularizations. For the 2025 fiscal year, the financial effort was maintained at 230.4 billion CFA francs, including a specific budget allocation of 110 billion CFA francs dedicated to non-wage claims. The public accounting services have already validated the effective payment of 78.3% of this tranche, i.e., 86.2 billion CFA francs distributed among customs claims (54.2 billion), commercial debt (20.2 billion), and academic arrears (6.5 billion).

The available balance has enabled the settlement of local and social commitments to the tune of 5.3 billion CFA francs. Despite a tense national budgetary situation, the Cameroonian government is maintaining its treasury forecast plan, particularly for state universities whose liabilities to the teaching staff are being progressively settled through direct bank transfers. Faced with the risk of financial opportunism, the Ministry of Finance is strengthening compliance audits to block attempts at fraud. The financial administration has been granted increased judicial powers to initiate criminal proceedings for embezzlement of public funds against any service provider attempting to claim fictitious claims or overvalued invoices.


Ndjomo Carlos