UAE Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum confirmed in a post on the X social media platform on Monday that the country has approved the general budget for the year 2027, with expenditures estimated at 90.1 billion dirhams
(24.53 billion dollars). He explained that the UAE Cabinet also approved the federal general budget for the years 2027 - 2029 with total expenditures of 292.5 billion dirhams, achieving a growth rate of 28.3% compared to the previous three years.
Expenditures were distributed across key sectors as follows: 29.1 billion dirhams for the government affairs sector at 32.3%, 5.6 billion dirhams for the financial assets and financial advisory sector at 6.2%, 17.8 billion dirhams for federal expenses at 19.7%, 3
billion dirhams for the infrastructure and economic resources sector at 3.4%, in addition to 34.6 billion dirhams for the social development and pensions sector at 38.4%. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum emphasized that the state's priorities remain steady and
unchanged, encompassing education, health, housing, social services, as well as the quality of life and stability of the citizen.
