MoF Budget 2026 Draft Published
- Just before midnight on december 5, 2025, the Bulgarian Ministry of Finance released the draft Law on the State Budget for the Republic of Bulgaria for 2026, alongside...
- A meeting of the Tripartite Cooperation Council is scheduled for Monday to discuss the bill, with subsequent submission to the National Assembly for parliamentary debate.
- The draft budget incorporates several notable revisions compared to previous proposals.
Bulgaria Unveils 2026 Budget Draft with Key Revisions
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Budget Highlights and Key Changes
Just before midnight on december 5, 2025, the Bulgarian Ministry of Finance released the draft Law on the State Budget for the Republic of Bulgaria for 2026, alongside an updated medium-term budget forecast covering 2026-2028. The documents outline the government’s financial plans and the reasoning behind them, available for review on the Ministry of Finance website here.
A meeting of the Tripartite Cooperation Council is scheduled for Monday to discuss the bill, with subsequent submission to the National Assembly for parliamentary debate.
Significant Policy Revisions
The draft budget incorporates several notable revisions compared to previous proposals. Specifically, plans to increase the dividend tax from 5% to 10% have been dropped. Additionally, a previously planned 2 percentage point increase in insurance contributions, slated for January 1, 2026, will not be implemented.
Moreover, the requirement for businesses to implement the SUPTO sales management system in commercial establishments has been removed from the legislation.
Public Sector Wage Increases and Income Caps
government, union representatives, and employer organizations have reached an agreement to increase public sector wages by 10%. Concurrently, the maximum insurance income will be adjusted to 2300 euros.