{"id":260402,"date":"2025-12-04T16:00:16","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T20:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=260402"},"modified":"2025-12-04T16:00:17","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T20:00:17","slug":"education-gets-largest-share-of-2026-budget-allocations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/education-gets-largest-share-of-2026-budget-allocations\/","title":{"rendered":"Education Gets Largest Share of 2026 Budget Allocations"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-2336871393\" class=\"antig-ecab antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  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sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1200\" height=\"400\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-education-gets-largest-share-as-government-outlines-2026-budget-allocations\"><strong>Education Gets Largest Share as Government Outlines 2026 Budget Allocations<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Education, health, and public safety will receive the largest portions of Antigua and Barbuda\u2019s 2026 recurrent expenditure, Prime Minister Gaston Browne announced Thursday as he presented the national budget in Parliament.<\/p><div id=\"antig-1276697700\" class=\"antig-content_5 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.antiguabarbudaculinarymonth.com\/\" aria-label=\"culinary\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:843\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"  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696px\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1124\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the Budget 2026 Presentation, the government has allocated <strong>$220.1 million<\/strong> to the Ministry of Education, Sports and Creative Industries \u2014 the single largest share of recurrent spending. Browne said the investment reflects the administration\u2019s commitment to expanding access to education, including tuition-free studies at the University of the West Indies Five Islands Campus once upgrades are completed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Prime Minister\u2019s Ministry and Ministry of Finance &amp; Corporate Governance<\/strong> will receive <strong>$196.9 million<\/strong>, the second-largest allocation. A further <strong>$147.5 million<\/strong> is earmarked for the Ministry of Health, Wellness, the Environment and Civil Service Affairs, supporting promised upgrades to healthcare delivery and staffing.<\/p><div id=\"antig-2554715970\" class=\"antig-content_4 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, 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https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:166\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_5614.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:566\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_5614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:425\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_5614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:696\/h:385\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_5614.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1320\" height=\"730\"   \/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Other major allocations include:<\/p><div id=\"antig-3931157448\" class=\"antig-content antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.antiguabarbudaculinarymonth.com\/\" aria-label=\"culinary\"><img 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https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:842\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1124\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Ministry of Works and Housing:<\/strong> $121.7 million<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Attorney General\u2019s Office &amp; Ministry of Legal Affairs, Public Safety, Immigration and Labour:<\/strong> $124.6 million<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Barbuda Affairs:<\/strong> $35.5 million<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ministry of Tourism, Civil Aviation, Transportation and Investment:<\/strong> $39.1 million<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ministry of Information, Communications Technologies, Utilities and Energy:<\/strong> $15.9 million<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ministry of Agriculture, Land, Fisheries and the Blue Economy:<\/strong> $29.5 million<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ministry of Social Transformation and Urban Renewal:<\/strong> $31.9 million<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Browne said allocations for offices such as the Legislature, the Judiciary, Audit, Cabinet, the Office of the Governor-General and others are detailed in the appendices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Prime Minister framed the allocations within broader expenditure trends for 2026, which include <strong>$1.21 billion in recurrent spending<\/strong> and <strong>$236.4 million in capital expenditure<\/strong>, with significant funding directed toward roadworks and public building refurbishments.<\/p><div id=\"antig-3813870562\" class=\"antig-content_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courts.com\/antigua\/\" aria-label=\"IMG_0783\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0783.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0783.png 500w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0783.png 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:150\/h:150\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0783.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Wages and salaries remain the largest component of recurrent expenditure at <strong>$504.5 million<\/strong>, followed by <strong>$336.4 million<\/strong> in pensions and transfers, <strong>$231.2 million<\/strong> for goods and services, and <strong>$138.4 million<\/strong> in interest payments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Browne said the allocations reflect a government focused on stability, sustained growth and \u201censuring that the benefits of our progress are shared by every Antiguan and Barbudan,\u201d noting that the country is projected to maintain both a primary and an overall surplus for the third consecutive year.<\/p><div id=\"antig-3615084879\" class=\"antig-content_3 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courts.com\/antigua\/\" aria-label=\"IMG_1115\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1115.jpeg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1115.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:240\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1115.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:819\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1115.jpeg 819w, 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