The 2026 National Budget enters the public domain at a moment of profound economic and political fragility.   The headline narrative is one of stability: a projected deficit of just 0,2% of GDP, expenditure of ZiG290,9 billion (US$9,5 billion) and revenues of ZiG287,6 billion (US$9,4 billion) backed by what Treasury repeatedly calls “discipline” and “efficiency”.    [...]