Accountability
The 2026 Scoreboard
The government put 38 concrete targets in writing for 2026 — the promises the budget itself makes. Here they all are, ministry by ministry: what is pledged, and how it will be measured.
- AZOverall staffing occupancy of total establishment57% occupancy (254 of 445 budgeted positions filled)
- AZPersonnel-cost growth cap vs 2025 (budget discipline)No department's personnel costs increase by more than 50% vs the 2025 budget
- AZShare of personnel costs on internal staff for core/support tasks~79.0% (Cg 27.0 million) of total personnel costs
- AZMaterial costs as share of total budgeted expenditureCg 55.83 million, ~81% of total budgeted expenditure
- FINNDV G22Occupancy of total establishment (214 FTEs formal establishment; 138 FTEs expected employed; 164 FTEs budgeted)64% overall occupancy
- FINNDV G22SPEAR component 1 - remaining programme indicators achieved by the NRPB80% of remaining indicators
- FINNDV G22SPEAR total expected disbursements (US$ millions, cumulative)USD 3.35M (2026), 10.81M (2027), 16.59M (2028), 18.67M (2029)
- FINNDV G22Share of total budget spent on operational costsCg 72M (~81%) operational vs. 19% for project/policy initiatives
- JUSNDV G02, G03Occupancy of total establishment (staffing)54% currently (590 of 1,095 budgeted posts), rising to 59% in 2026 once budgeted vacancies are filled
- JUSNDV G02, G03Complete Phase 1 of staff legal-position placement decisions across the MinistryAll placement decisions issued by 31 December 2025
- JUSNDV G02, G03Recruitment of needed staff (budgeted vacancies)Cg 1,978k budgeted (account 410) to fill critical positions
- JUSNDV G02, G03Embarkation-card fee revenue via www.entry.sx (new $20 fee)More than $12.6 million (Cg ~22.6 million) annually
- JUSNDV G02, G03TIP (Trafficking in Persons) ranking with the U.S. Department of StateRegain Tier I status (held in 2016); currently a fifth consecutive year at negative Tier III
- JUSNDV G02, G03Foreigner Detention Centre (FDC) complianceBring FDC to CPT-compliant international standard in 2026 (Cg 1 million via VGT)
- ECYSProjected budget increase 2025 to 2026+2.9% to Cg 126 million
- ECYSShare of personnel costs deployed for primary tasks80% (Cg 25 million)
- ECYSMaterial costs as share of total costs75% of total (Cg 94.5 million); subsidies 60%, projects 6%, other 9%
- ECYSWorkforce occupancy (filled positions)81% of total workforce filled (281 of 347 FTEs)
- VSOANDV G02, G05Number of vaccinated children (Extended Immunization Programme)Increase by 10%
- VSOANDV G02, G05HIV/AIDS Foundation testing400 people tested
- VSOANDV G02, G05Diabetes Foundation public awareness eventsAt least 300 participants
- VSOANDV G02, G05'Let's Get Fit' preventive health project participationAt least 500 participants
- VSOANDV G02, G05Inspections of healthcare, pharmacies and wholesaleNumber of inspections increased by 10% vs previous year
- VSOANDV G02, G05Senior support - supported living for homeless seniorsAt least 5 seniors housed
- VSOANDV G02, G05Homelessness project and crisis response75 people provided with meals and hygiene kits
- VSOANDV G02, G05Nurses trained for CVRM pilot programme (healthcare reforms)10-12 nurses trained
- VSOANDV G02, G05ILO country reports submissionTimely submission before September 1
- TEATTNDV G03, G04Increase in visitor arrivals to Sint Maarten from strategic marketing campaigns versus 2024 levelsat least 17% by Q4 2026
- TEATTNDV G03, G04SMEs receiving technical assistance and access to trainingat least 50 by Q4 2026
- TEATTNDV G03, G04Reduction in business license processing time (Economic Licenses / digital licensing system)50% reduction by end of 2026
- TEATTNDV G03, G04People interested in agriculture/farming/fisheries trained to qualify for 2% micro-loans (Agri Loan)at least 75 by Q4 2026, plus 3 agri-business academies with 25 candidates each
- TEATTNDV G03, G04Reduction in IETA case handling time via digital case management platform~40% reduction, full rollout by Q4 2026
- TEATTNDV G03, G04Enforcement FTEs trained and deployed with field equipment (IETA)45 FTE trained Q3 2026, fully deployed Q4 2026
- TEATTNDV G03, G04Off-peak visitor increase for May and June from MICE/festivals/events policy12% increase versus 2025
- TEATTNDV G03, G04Regional sporting events attracted (sports tourism)at least two by Q4 2026
- VROMINDV G05, G08Staffing occupancy of total establishmentRise from 63% (92/146) toward ~75% if the budgeted vacancies are filled (18 per narrative; 17 in the table)
- VROMINDV G05, G08Service Level Agreements for identified infrastructure interventions realized90% of SLAs realized
- VROMINDV G05, G08Compliance with the agreements under the infrastructure SLAs60% compliance realized
Source · the strategic-objective and KPI tables in each ministry’s policy chapter of the 2026 National Budget. These are the government’s own stated targets; actual outcomes will be reported by the office as the year progresses.