2025 Budget Process Timeline

Key dates:

Net Change Limit = To be raised as a governance action on 3 March 2025

The first budget = A budget could be raised from 31 March 2025

Process Timeline

Phase 1

1st January – 31st January 2025

Hard Fork:

  • 29th January – HardFork Ratification

Budget:

  • Budget proposal generated.

Phase 2

1st February – 10th April 2025

Constitution:

  • New Constitution Action will be ratified & enacted

  • Constitutional Committee engagement.

  • 10th March - Dreps are required to vote on the Info Action

Budget:

  • Presentation of consolidated budget proposal

  • Community engagement sessions

  • Live feedback and discussion

  • Delegated Representatives review period

  • Proposal refinement based on feedback

  • Budget Info is released for DReps and ICC to review and vote on

  • Committees will define the requirements for each budget line item

  • DRep voting on treasury withdrawal limits

  • Establishment of fiscal parameters

Procurement:

  • March: The tendering process will open for suppliers to submit responses to RFPs; however, no contracts will be awarded until funds are released from the treasury. (Note: Suppliers submit responses at their own risk.)

Phase 3

11th April – 30th June 2025

Budget:

  • Final proposal refinements

  • On-chain submission preparation

  • 15th April - 17th May: Community voting (requiring >51% DRep active stake approval)

  • 23rd May - Final vote

  • Implementation of approved allocations via treasury withdrawal

Phase 5

1st July Onwards ->

  • Funds will be released, and contract awards will commence.

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