The National Council of the SR continued on Monday discussing the government's draft state budget for 2027. MPs have been debating it for the fourth day already, as parliament began its fifth session week and the 17th day of the current 61st session. kultura.pravda.sk ↗
The draft envisages a deficit of 7.4 billion euros. The debate precedes the vote on the budget, which is to take place after the parliamentary discussion concludes. MPs have not yet approved the draft. ta3.com ↗
Opposition MPs are criticizing the draft and pointing to its deficit nature. MP Ondrej Dostál of the SaS party stated that the government submitted a deficit budget at a time when Slovakia is in the highest sanction band of the debt brake. teraz.sk ↗
The debate on the budget also continued during the previous session day. MPs devoted the entire session time to it, with criticism of the draft coming mainly from the opposition benches. Parliament will only get to the vote after the general and detailed discussion concludes. STVR (Minúta po minúte) ↗
Approval of the budget will be among the key decisions of the current parliamentary session. MPs will decide on the planned revenues and expenditures of the state for the coming year, as well as on the extent of the public finance deficit.
Parliament continues debate on budget with 7.4 billion euro deficit
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Poslanci ukončili deň diskusiou o návrhu štátneho rozpočtu na rok 2027
teraz.sk
| 16:15 09.10.
Deficit 7,4 miliardy na stole: Rozprava o štátnom rozpočte pokračuje v parlamente štvrtým dňom
kultura.pravda.sk
| 09:40 12.10.
Rozpočet stále nemá zelenú. Parlament pokračuje v rozprave, hlasovanie o miliardových výdavkoch sa blíži
ta3.com
| 09:18 12.10.
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