Minister of Finance, on the Deficit: It Fell to 3.8% in September, a Massive Adjustment to Last Year • Newsweek Romania
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Romania's budget deficit fell to 3.81% of GDP in the first nine months of 2026, from 5.31% in the same period last year, according to data on budget execution published by the Ministry...
Romania's budget deficit fell to 78.3 billion lei, or 3.81% of GDP, in the first nine months of 2026, compared to 102.47 billion lei, the equivalent of 5.31% of GDP, in the same period of 2025, announced Monday the Ministry of Finance. The reduction is 24.17 billion lei, while state revenues increased by 11.9%, and expenditure by 5.5%.
Romania's budget deficit fell to 78.3 billion lei in the first nine months of 2026, equivalent to 3.81% of GDP, according to monthly data published by the Ministry of Finance. In the same period of 2025, the difference between the expenditure and revenue of the consolidated general budget decreased by 24.17 billion lei, under the conditions that revenues increased faster than expenditure.
The nine-month budget execution shows a real consolidation, but built mainly on higher taxes and European funds. The last quarter will show whether the adjustment is maintained. The consolidated general budget ended the first nine months of 2026 with a deficit of 78.3 billion lei, i.e. 3.81% of GDP, according to data published on Monday ...
Finance Minister Alexandru Nazare announces a significant reduction in the budget deficit in the first nine months of the year, but warns that the pressures on public finances remain very high. Romania has to recover billions of euros from the PNRR, to pay outstanding bonds and to finance investments already contracted. The minister's message to colleagues in the Government is explicit: the budget [...]
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