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Mongolian PM Unveils 2026 Budget With Tax Cuts, Heavy Bet on Copper

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Mongolia Weekly
Sep 15, 2025
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Mongolian Prime Minister Gombojavyn Zandanshatar’s first full budget blends headline promises with cautious arithmetic. Branded as people-centered, it promises sweeping tax cuts, higher social spending and visible infrastructure investment. The detail, however, is more cautious than the rhetoric suggests.

The MNT 3–4 trillion (USD 835 million–1.11 billion) in tax reductions is the headline, but just MNT 800 billion (USD 223 million) may land in 2026.

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