2026 Budget Address (Prime Minister and Minister of Finance)

2026 Budget Address (16 Dec 2025, 53 pages). Programme content: 2025 non-tax revenue 48.3% below budget because of a CBI slowdown, and 2025 total revenue projected about 31.3% below the approved estimates largely because of CBI shortfall (already an event from this source; percentages are about total or non-tax revenue, not recorded); budgetary support to the Nevis Island Administration despite lower CBI revenue; CIU section (paras 48-50): blockchain-verified due diligence certification, Saturn digital platform, role in setting up the Eastern Caribbean CBI Regulatory Authority (new event), top of the CBI Index for a fifth year and awards (industry rankings, out of scope), an Investment Gateway Summit with close to 200 citizens and investors (out of scope), a CIU Micro and Small Business Grant Programme of EC$10,000 each to 36 businesses (in the event description; no total printed, so no observation). No CBI revenue amount is printed. The rest is out of scope.