The government on Monday submitted its proposed budget for 2026 to parliament, said an official press release.
Earlier on September 2, the four-party alliance government finalised its budget proposal of EUR 90.3 billion, which is EUR 0.2 billion higher than the sum budgeted for 2025, including the second supplementary budget.
Revenues in the 2026 Budget amount to EUR 81.6 billion, leading to a deficit of EUR 8.7 billion.
The deficit will be reduced by around EUR 2.3 billion on a non-recurring basis by entering the remaining cash receipts of the National Housing Fund as revenue in the Budget in connection with the dissolution of the Fund.
This will not reduce central government or general government indebtedness. Without this amount being entered as revenue, the deficit would be EUR 11.0 billion, which will be covered by taking out more debt.
Stabilising the general government debt ratio by the end of the government term is one of the most important fiscal policy objectives of the Government.
The government in spring 2024 decided on measures that will strengthen general government finances by about EUR 9 billion at the 2027 level.
Parliament is scheduled to adopt the 2026 Budget in its plenary session in December.
- Budget 2026
- Submitted
- Parliament
Source: www.dailyfinland.fi
