$528 Million in capital spending marks Belize’s biggest-ever development push, PM Briceño unveils

Published by [email protected] at May 12, 2025

Posted: Monday, May 12, 2025. 6:56 pm CST.

By Breaking Belize news Staff: The Government of Belize will invest a record $528.8 million in capital projects during the 2025/26 fiscal year—making up 30% of the total budget, the highest ever. The focus is on roads, education, healthcare, and land development, as the administration seeks to deepen its development agenda.

Among the major allocations:

$50 million for National Health Insurance expansion.
$30 million for nationwide road and drain maintenance.
$22 million for land acquisition and surveying.
$6.3 million for constituency-level development initiatives.

“These investments reflect our social contract with the people—delivering growth, equity, and opportunity,” said Briceño. Despite global uncertainty, Belize projects a modest overall deficit of just 0.59% of GDP, maintaining fiscal discipline even while spending aggressively on development.

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