The Riigikogu Began Discussing the 21.3 Billion State Budget
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The Riigikogu has begun discussing next year's state budget. Its total volume is 21.3 billion euros, most of which will be directed to national defense and the social sector. Among the proposed amendments, the opposition is proposing additional money for special welfare and tax cuts, but also new cuts.
The debate that begins on Tuesday may lead to a rejection of the text. Indeed, the set of provisions it plans will involve all the actors, efforts which the government will find difficult to get accepted. The discussions in committee confirmed that the task of the executive will be arduous.
The Riigikogu concluded the first reading of the budget after two days of debate. “This is not an argument if you make faces.” Next year’s budget passed its first reading in the Riigikogu. An attempt by opposition MPs to reject the bill in its entirety failed when the Social Democrats abstained from the vote.
The Riigikogu will begin the first reading of the 2027 State Budget Bill at a plenary session on Tuesday. The bill will be introduced by Minister of Finance Jürgen Ligi (RE) and Chair of the Finance Committee Annely Akkermann (RE).
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