The Cuban government has published an updated version of the 2026 Economic and Social Program, following consultations with over two million people. It introduces substantial changes in five key areas affecting daily life: macroeconomic environment, external income, food production, business system, and energy sovereignty. The program retains ten general objectives while expanding actions and indicators.
The Government's 2026 Economic and Social Program is the most recent version, featuring ten general objectives, 111 specific ones, 505 actions, and 309 indicators. This update stems from a public consultation process involving over two million people.
Earlier, in 2024, Projections with eight objectives aimed to correct economic distortions. In 2025, it evolved into a program with ten general objectives, 106 specific, 342 actions, and 264 indicators, published in October.
Of the ten general objectives, five directly affect Cuban families: fostering a macroeconomic environment for productive activity, increasing external income, boosting national food production, transforming the business system toward integration, and advancing energy sovereignty. The macroeconomic focus shifts from 'implementing a program' to 'fostering conditions,' emphasizing real incentives for trade, investment, and employment.
External income measures strengthen export barriers removal, tourism, remittances, and foreign investment. Food production adds land usufruct grants, lower input prices, direct producer contracts, and bureaucratic obstacle removal, integrating all economic actors. The business system promotes horizontal integration among state enterprises, cooperatives, and MSMEs. Energy sovereignty prioritizes renewables to reduce fossil fuel dependence.
As stated by Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Party and President of the Republic: “The Program is the compass, the roadmap, the guiding thread of all government management.”
