Fuel Assistance, El Nino and Debt Interest Take the Biggest Shares of Supplementary Budget
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- Papua New Guinea’s 2026 supplementary budget totals K3.02 billion.
- Fuel assistance receives K539 million, El Nino measures K500 million and debt interest K300 million.
- Together, the three items account for K1.34 billion of the supplementary budget.
Fuel assistance is the largest item in Papua New Guinea’s 2026 supplementary budget, receiving K539 million.
El Nino-related spending follows with K500 million, while debt interest accounts for K300 million. Together, the three allocations total K1.34 billion.
The full supplementary budget is valued at K3.02 billion. Treasurer Ian Ling-Stuckey identified fuel assistance as the largest allocation, followed by El Nino spending and debt interest.
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