UAE Expenditure for 2027-2029 Reaches 292.5 Billion Dirhams

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- 90.1 billion dirhams in expenditures for 2027

- 34.6 billion dirhams for general development and pensions

- 29.1 billion dirhams for government affairs

- 5.6 billion dirhams for financial assets and investments

- 3 billion dirhams for infrastructure and economic resources

- 17.8 billion dirhams in federal expenditures

The Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported that Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Dubai, has approved the Union’s general budget for the years 2027–2029, with total expenditures amounting to 292.5 billion dirhams, representing a growth of 28.3 percent compared to the previous three-year period.

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid announced via his official account on the X platform that the Union’s general budget for 2027 has also been approved, with total expenditures reaching 90.1 billion dirhams.

The Union’s general budget for 2027 is allocated as follows: approximately 34.6 billion dirhams (38.4 percent) for the general development and pensions sector, and approximately 29.1 billion dirhams (32.3 percent) for the government affairs sector.

Estimated expenditures for the financial assets and investments sector amount to approximately 5.6 billion dirhams (6.2 percent), while the infrastructure and economic resources sector receives approximately 3 billion dirhams (3.4 percent). Federal expenditures total 17.8 billion dirhams, accounting for 19.7 percent.