The 2021 budget includes GMD 500 million for spending contingencies to address emergencies that could arise from the surge in COVID-19 cases.

The Gambia Revenue Authority has extended, by two months that expired at end-May, the filing of the 2019 annual tax return and the payment of final 2019 tax, as well as for the filing of the first quarter 2020 declaration and the payment of the first quarter installment. It has also revised down its annual revenue target by about 2.2 percent of GDP.