The revised 2025/26 Budget, tabled after last month’s rejection of a 2% VAT hike, proposes a smaller 0.5% increase this year and next. Many are disappointed and angry, feeling it burdens ordinary citizens to fund government excesses and corruption, with little effort to reprioritize spending. Several parties, including some in the Government of National Unity, may reject it, potentially requiring another revision within two months. If unapproved, funding could drop to 45% of current levels. Such challenges are common in coalition-led democracies.