Balgarianovinite.com Parliament continues on Friday with the first reading of the draft state budget for 2026, according to the National Assembly’s agenda.
On Thursday, the plenary session only heard the reports of the parliamentary committees on the first draft budget in euros, and the debate was scheduled for today’s sitting. MPs approved at first reading the Public Social Insurance and the National Health Insurance Fund Budget Bills for 2026.
The draft state budget sets a planned deficit of 3% of GDP, while government debt is expected to reach EUR 37.6 billion (31.3% of GDP) in 2026. The maximum amount of new government debt that may be incurred is up to EUR 10.5 billion, including up to EUR 3.2 billion under the SAFE instrument aimed at strengthening the European defence industry.
Next year’s draft budget proposes raising the dividend tax from 5% to 10% and introducing mandatory electronic reporting of revenue from sales through software for sales management approved by the National Revenue Agency. From next year, the variable portion of the state licence fee paid by gambling companies under the Gambling Act for organizing games is set to rise from 20% to 25%.
From January 1, 2026, contributions to the Pension Fund will increase by two percentage points, the minimum contributory income for self-insured individuals will rise to EUR 620.20, and the maximum contributory income for all socially insured individuals will be EUR 2,352.
The minimum wage will rise to EUR 620.20 as of January 1, 2026. The childcare allowance for children up to two years of age will increase to EUR 460.17, as will the allowance for fathers (or adoptive fathers) caring for a child up to eight years old. Work-related pensions will be updated from July 1 under the so-called Swiss rule.
Personnel costs in the public sector are planned to increase by 5% in 2026, with specific sectors following the applicable legal framework. The policy of raising teachers’ salaries will continue next year, aiming to ensure that they reach at least 125% of the country’s average wage.
For 2026, an additional EUR 260 million is allocated as a transfer from the central budget to the budget of the National Health Insurance Fund to support a raise in payment for medical staff in healthcare facilities.
The investment programme for municipal projects will continue, with a maximum planned allocation of up to EUR 920.3 million for projects under signed agreements.
Friday’s agenda also includes the regular parliamentary question time, with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport and Communication Grozdan Karadjov and Finance Minister Temenuzhka Petkova, Interior Minister Daniel Mitov, Regional Development Minister Ivan Ivanov, Education Minister Krasimir Valchev, Culture Minister Marian Bachev, Agriculture Minister Georgi Tahov, Economy Minister Petar Dilov, Energy Minister Zhecho Stankov, and Environment Minister Manol Genov taking part. Parliament Continues with First Reading of Draft State Budget for 2026 2025 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2025-11-21 06:53:02 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law
