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Hirshabelle Ministry of Finance and Economic Development: budget and revenue
Hirshabelle's Ministry of Finance and Economic Development prepares the state budget in Jowhar. The cabinet approved US$44.4 million for 2026 and US$47.45 million for 2027, up 7%. In 2025 the state raised US$8 million of its own revenue and received US$17 million in donor grants, so most of its money came from grants.
What it does
Hirshabelle's Ministry of Finance and Economic Development drafts the state's yearly budget bill and presents it to the Council of Ministers, which is chaired by the state president (Radio Dalsan; Dawan Africa, 28 October 2026). It also collects state taxes, including taxes on goods carried on the main roads (allAfrica, 11 August 2025).
Who leads it
President Ali Abdullahi Hussein (Ali Guudlawe) reshuffled the cabinet in October 2025 by decree under Articles 56 and 57 of the Hirshabelle constitution (allAfrica, 28 October 2025). Newly appointed ministers and deputy ministers, including for finance, were sworn in at the cabinet session that approved the 2026 budget (Radio Dalsan).
The budgets
| Year | Budget (US$) | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 33.5 million | Dawan Africa |
| 2026 | 44,355,094 | Radio Dalsan |
| 2027 (cabinet approved) | 47.45 million | Dawan Africa, 28 October 2026 |
The cabinet approved the 2027 budget on 28 October 2026, at its first session after Guudlawe's re-election. Dawan Africa reported it as about US$3.1 million, or 7%, more than 2026. The same meeting discussed district elections, floods, the El Niño forecast and the Sabuun barrage on the Jowhar Offstream Storage Programme (Dawan Africa, 28 October 2026).
Where the money came from in 2025
Ministry of Finance data published by the Central Bank of Somalia give Hirshabelle's 2025 accounts as follows (Central Bank of Somalia, Annual Report 2025):
| Item | US$ |
|---|---|
| Revenue and grants | 24 million |
| Own revenue | 8 million |
| Donor grants | 17 million |
| Spending | 24 million |
| of which salaries | 9 million |
| of which building | 1 million |
Other records
In August 2025 Hirshabelle's Minister of State for Internal Affairs, Mohamed Ahmed Gacal, was dismissed after saying truck drivers faced burdensome and unregulated taxes on the roads of Middle Shabelle. He had called on the finance ministry to put new tariffs before the state parliament for approval before enforcing them (allAfrica, 11 August 2025).
Related pages
Institutions of the member states, member states' money, the Puntland Ministry of Finance and the federal Ministry of Finance.
Sources
- Radio Dalsan · radiodalsan.com
- Dawan Africa, 28 October 2026 · dawan.africa
- allAfrica, 11 August 2025 · allafrica.com
- allAfrica, 28 October 2025 · allafrica.com
- Dawan Africa · dawan.africa
- Central Bank of Somalia, Annual Report 2025 · centralbank.gov.so
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