Saudi Arabia approved its state budget on Tuesday for 2025 forecasting a fiscal deficit of 101 billion riyals ($26.88 billion), as its finance minister said the kingdom will continue to spend on massive gigaprojects designed to wean the economy off oil.

Saudi Arabia on Tuesday approved a budget for 2025 that projected a smaller deficit than last year as officials recalibrate a reform drive meant to transition the economy away from oil.

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has approved the Kingdom’s budget for 2025, marking another significant step toward the nation’s economic transformation. The total revenue for the year is set at 1.

Saudi Arabia has approved its 2025 state budget, estimating total revenues at SAR1.18 trillion ($314 billion) and expenditures at SAR1.28 trillion, resulting in a fiscal deficit of SAR101 billion ($26.

Saudi Arabia on Tuesday approved the country’s general budget for the 2025 fiscal year, forecasting a total deficit of 101 Saudi riyals ($27 billion), the kingdom’s Ministry of Finance said, as reported by state news agency SPA.