DODOMA, June 24 -- THE National Assembly has approved the 62.33 tri/- national budget for the 2026/27 financial year, with the government pledging to strengthen domestic revenue collection, enhance fiscal discipline, and ensure efficient use of every shilling collected to accelerate national development.

With the approval, the government said it remains committed to boosting internal revenue mobilisation while tightening expenditure controls to improve value for public funds and support priority development projects across the country.

Speaking yesterday before lawmakers prior to the approval of the budget estimates, Minister for Finance, Ambassador Khamis Mussa Omar, said the overwhelming support demonstrated by Members of Parliament r...