Ministry of Works Receives Largest Share of 2025 Budget

The Antigua and Barbuda government has allocated EC$2.001 billion for the 2025 fiscal year, divided into recurrent and development expenditures across various ministries and departments.

Ministry of Works: EC$267.3 million, including EC$158.6 million for development projects.

Ministry of Education and Sports: EC$193.1 million.

Ministry of Finance, Corporate Governance, and Public-Private Partnerships: EC$145.4 million.

Ministry of Health, Wellness, and the Environment: EC$127.3 million.

Public Debt Servicing: EC$798.1 million.

Prime Minister’s Ministry: EC$54.8 million.

Ministry of Tourism and Economic Development: EC$25.4 million.

Attorney General’s Office and Ministry of Legal Affairs: EC$132.1 million.

The budget includes EC$231.8 million for development expenditures, with recurrent expenses accounting for the remaining EC$1.77 billion. Further details on individual ministry projects and initiatives are expected to be outlined during parliamentary debates.

The Antigua and Barbuda government’s 2025 budget allocates EC$2.001 billion across ministries and departments. Below is the complete breakdown of allocations, including recurrent and development expenditures:

1. Office of the Governor-General: 2,077,293 (Recurrent) + 59,700 (Development) = 2,136,993
2. Legislature: 3,039,338 + 17,000 = 3,056,338
3. Cabinet: 4,259,459 (Recurrent only)
4. Judicial: 3,287,114 (Recurrent only)
5. Service Commissions: 994,578 (Recurrent only)
6. Audit: 1,443,667 + 34,215 = 1,477,882
7. Pension and Gratuities: 76,053,600 (Recurrent only)
8. Public Debt Servicing: 798,139,093 (Recurrent only)
9. Electoral Commission: 6,168,927 + 175,000 = 6,343,927
10. Office of the Prime Minister and Prime Minister’s Ministry: 47,719,808 + 7,070,792 = 54,790,600
11. Ministry of Finance, Corporate Governance, and Public-Private Partnerships: 138,608,788 + 6,808,769 = 145,417,557
12. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Trade, and Barbuda Affairs: 32,650,061 + 7,384,775 = 40,034,836
13. Ministry of Lands, Surveys, and Blue Economy: 8,712,483 + 4,051,701 = 12,764,184
14. Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Veterinary Services: 21,259,184 + 1,988,696 = 23,247,880
15. Ministry of Creative Industries and Innovations: 14,705,848 + 326,601 = 15,032,449
16. Ministry of Education and Sports: 174,280,658 + 18,859,060 = 193,139,718
17. Ministry of Health, Wellness, and the Environment: 123,955,405 + 3,295,225 = 127,250,630
18. Ministry of Social Transformation, Human Resource Development, and Blue Economy: 32,734,637 + 867,000 = 33,601,637
19. Ministry of Energy, Civil Aviation, and Transportation: 11,168,918 + 2,278,500 = 13,447,418
20. Ministry of Tourism and Economic Development: 25,279,810 + 118,793 = 25,398,603
21. Ministry of Works: 108,693,860 + 158,585,995 = 267,279,855
22. Attorney General’s Office and Ministry of Legal Affairs, Public Safety, Immigration, and Labour: 118,166,744 + 13,895,615 = 132,062,359
23. Office of the Ombudsman: 448,618 (Recurrent only)
24. Ministry of Information, Communication Technologies, Utilities, and Energy: 16,014,818 + 5,944,359 = 21,959,177

• Recurrent Expenditure: EC$1,769,862,709
• Development Expenditure: EC$231,761,796
• Grand Total: EC$2,001,624,505

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