Budget news

Bulgaria's draft state budget for 2026 which projects a cash deficit of 7.19 billion euro ($8.2 billion), equivalent to 5.7% of gross domestic product (GDP), shows the risks to the economy and public finances from fiscal easing in recent years, global ratings agency Fitch said.

North Macedonia's finance ministry said on Wednesday it has transferred an additional 148.6 million denars ($2.7 million/2.4 million euro) to the state-owned Development Bank to back investment projects by domestic companies.

Slovenia's consolidated budget was in deficit of 1.199 billion euro ($1.4 billion) in the first half of this year, the finance ministry said on Tuesday.

Montenegro's budget revenues from games of chance increased by an 36% on the year to 24.6 million euro ($28.1 million) in the first half of 2026 after collections in June alone jumped by an annual 46%, the government said.

Serbia's consolidated budget was in deficit of 106.5 billion dinars ($1 billion/ 908 million euro) in the first five months of 2026, widening from a deficit of 57.6 billion dinars recorded in the same period last year, the finance ministry said on Monday.