Balgarianovinite.com Sofia Municipality has called for a revision of the government’s proposed 2026 state budget, urging the government to better address the needs of citizens and businesses, according to a municipal press release commenting on the draft budget law.
The municipality said it was seeking adequate funding for municipal infrastructure projects, public transport, the establishment of a dedicated fund for the construction of new single-shift schools, financing for the Sofia Ring Road, and the National Children’s Hospital. It warned that the stability of critical public services used by nearly two million Bulgarian citizens could be put at risk and voiced concern over the proposed changes to the financing model for municipal projects.
According to the municipality, Parliament had previously approved a specific list of projects and their allocated funding, ensuring transparency and public oversight. Under the proposed system, however, the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works would be given sole authority to select projects from 2025’s approved list. The draft legislation contains no selection criteria or deadlines governing the ministry’s decisions, creating what the municipality described as a real risk of subjective decision-making and arbitrariness.
The municipality said it had already submitted several requests for funding agreements to the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works, none of which had seen any progress. It warned that the new mechanism raised concerns that Sofia could be disadvantaged during the project selection process. Officials also voiced concern that the proposed budget considered only funding needs for 2025, while failing to account for financing requirements in 2026 and 2027, increasing the risk of incomplete funding for major projects.
Sofia Municipality also said that more than 40% of Bulgaria’s gross domestic product is generated in the capital, arguing that adequate support for Sofia is essential to the country’s overall economic performance.
On Thursday, the municipality announced that it had submitted an official position to Prime Minister Rumen Radev and Finance Minister Galab Donev, calling for an urgent revision of the budget framework to avert a potential crisis in Sofia’s public transport system. According to the municipality, the draft 2026 state budget does not provide the additional EUR 25.4 million needed to ensure the continued operation of the capital’s public transport network. Sofia Municipality Calls for Revision of 2026 State Budget Bill, Warns of Risks to Key Public Services 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-07-03 10:22:32 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