According to preliminary data, the state budget deficit for the first two months of the year totalled EUR 116 million, while in the same period last year it recorded a modest surplus (EUR 19 million). For the full year 2026, the budget deficit has been projected at EUR 2.1 billion.
In this period, revenue (excluding intervention measures) showed a year-on-year increase of 8.2%, which was much higher than in the same period last year. The growth in expenditure (excluding intervention measures) has remained high and broad-based, reaching 14.3% in the first two months of this year. The year-on-year growth in revenue and expenditure in the first two months of this year was significantly impacted by RRF funds. Without these funds, the increase in revenue and expenditure would be lower by 3 percentage points.