The centralized payroll file now handles significant monthly payments, with the public treasury disbursing 151.2 billion Francs CFA in March 2026, followed by 147.9 billion in April and 146.6 billion in May. The quarterly average, stabilized at 148.6 billion Francs CFA per month, highlights the structural weight of public remuneration, placing the authorities under strict surveillance of the Central African convergence criteria.

The physical census of public administration personnel counts 306,159 active agents effectively in post in the various ministerial departments. The budget burden also integrates the care of 160,285 retirees, bringing the total volume of direct and indirect benefits to 466,444 beneficiaries. A gross projection of expenditure over a full year forecasts an annual envelope of nearly 1,783 billion Francs CFA. The sustainability of such a commitment constrains the Public Treasury to tight management, while the community rules of CEMAC formally prohibit the allocation of more than 35% of tax revenue to salary payments, a threshold threatened by career regularizations and the settlement of internal arrears.

The government's response to the risks of budget drift relies on the operational deployment of the Logical Management Application of Staff and Pay (AIGLES), which entered service on January 1, 2025. The technological device has already induced the automated processing of grade advancements for more than 376,000 civil servants, aiming to eradicate duplicates and distortions between administrative positions and salary situations. The implementation of the digital platform comes at a time when the State must arbitrate a complex equation: rationalizing the payroll file while concretizing a forecast of 12,000 new recruitments for 2026, prioritized in the health, education, and penitentiary security sectors.


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