塞内加尔总理阿马杜·阿拉米努·洛表示，如果与议员的谈判失败，政府可能动用宪法手段解决围绕2026年预算的僵局，因为这场争端恐将使争取新的国际货币基金组织（IMF）计划的努力复杂化。
By Katarina Höije Senegalese Prime Minister Ahmadou Al Aminou Lo said the government could use constitutional means to resolve a standoff over its 2026 budget if talks with lawmakers fail, as the dispute threatens to complicate efforts to secure a new International Monetary Fund program.
议会定于周二对修订后的预算进行表决，此前执政党、乌斯曼·松科领导的非洲爱国者党（Pastef）的议员本周否决了该预算，该党在议会占多数。
Parliament is due to vote on the revised budget on Tuesday after lawmakers from Ousmane Sonko’s Pastef party, which holds a majority in parliament, rejected it this week.
洛表示，政府有信心达成协议，但排除了在支出水平上作出让步的可能，辩称削减公共投资和社会支出、以及松科所在政党批评的减少燃油补贴，是为了让赤字保持在正轨并避免融资问题。
Lo said the government was confident of reaching a deal but ruled out concessions on spending levels, arguing that the cuts to public investment and social spending, and a reduction in fuel subsidies criticized by Sonko’s party, were needed to keep the deficit on track and avoid financing problems.
洛周日晚间在达喀尔对记者说：“如果我们周二无法达成协议，我们有一些可用的宪法选项，帮助我们维持既定轨迹。”
“If we cannot reach an agreement on Tuesday, we have some constitutional options available to help us stay on the trajectory we have set,” Lo told reporters in Dakar late Sunday.
财政部长谢赫·迪巴警告，未能批准预算将损害塞内加尔在公民、企业及国际合作伙伴面前的信誉。
Finance Minister Cheikh Diba warned that failing to approve the budget would undermine Senegal’s credibility with citizens, businesses and its international partners.
迪巴说：“如果这份财政法案未获批准，将给塞内加尔带来信誉问题，不仅面对塞内加尔公民和私营部门，也面对国际社会以及所有在我们需要时提供资源的合作伙伴。我们有责任兑现向他们作出的保证。” 塞内加尔正寻求国际货币基金组织董事会批准一项拟议的22亿美元、为期三年的国际货币基金组织计划，该计划于9月在基金组织技术层面达成一致。在发现此前未披露的借款后，国际货币基金组织于2024年暂停了早先的贷款计划。非洲爱国者党表示，对话已举行但未能消除其顾虑。
“If this finance bill isn’t approved, it raises a problem of credibility for Senegal, not only with Senegalese citizens and the private sector, but also with the international community and all our partners who provide resources when we need them,” Diba said. “We have a responsibility to meet the assurances we have given them.”Senegal is seeking IMF board approval for a proposed $2.2 billion, three-year IMF program that was agreed at the fund’s staff level in September. The IMF suspended an earlier lending program in 2024 after the discovery of previously undisclosed borrowing. Pastef said talks had taken place but failed to resolve its concerns.
该党全国议会副主席埃尔·马利克·恩迪亚耶对记者称：“对话从未破裂”，并援引收到预算文件延迟为由。
“Dialogue has never broken down,” El Malick Ndiaye, the party’s vice-president of the National Assembly, told reporters, citing delays in receiving budget documents.
达喀尔也在与债权人讨论其债务负担，包括在二十国集团（G20）“共同框架”下进行讨论。一场长期的预算争端可能会使这些谈判复杂化，因为政府正寻求恢复融资渠道，并让公共财政走上更可持续的轨道。
Dakar is also discussing its debt burden with creditors, including under the Group of 20’s Common Framework. A prolonged budget dispute could complicate those talks as the government seeks to restore access to financing and put public finances on a more sustainable footing.
洛表示，政府倾向于对话，并将向议员们解释其支出决定的理由。他警告称，放弃赤字目标可能会让国家更难获得所需的融资。
Lo said the government prefers dialogue and would explain to lawmakers the rationale for its spending decisions. Abandoning the deficit target, he warned, could make it harder for the state to secure the financing it needs.
“你们想行使这项修正权？那就行使吧，并向你们的选民、向塞内加尔人民负责，”洛说。
“You want to exercise this power of amendment? Exercise it, and take responsibility before your constituents, the Senegalese people,” Lo said.