Senegal’s 2021 budget balances support for recovery and gradual fiscal consolidation – IMF

Washington, DC, US (PANA) – Strong fiscal and monetary policy support have helped bolster the health system and cushion the economic shock from the COVID-19 pandemic in Senegal, but led the projected 2020 fiscal deficit to increase from 3 to about 6 ½ percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF)