Twenty-eight lawmakers were opposed, while 14 others did not vote, including one member of the majority PAS faction.
According to the approved draft, the budget revenues in 2026 will amount to 79.67 billion lei, which is 5.1 per cent more than in the current year. About 91% of the revenues will be provided by taxes and fees. Expenditures are planned at 100.57 billion lei, 7 per cent more than in 2025. The budget deficit is estimated at 20.9 billion lei, or 5.5 percent of GDP.
“This is, in our opinion, a manageable level, comparable to the levels of countries that invest in economic growth,” Radu Marian, chairman of the Commission for Economy, Budget and Finance, commented after the meeting.
The minimum wage in the public sector will rise from 5,500 to 6,300 lei. A significant emphasis is made on investments: the capital investments will exceed 3 billion lei, which is 35.6 per cent more than in 2025. Another 5.6 billion lei is planned to be allocated within the EU Growth Plan.
The largest allocations are envisaged for social protection – about 22.47 billion lei, education – 21.94 billion lei, economy – 14.85 billion lei and health care – 9.89 billion lei.
The second reading received 81 amendments worth about 46 billion lei, 69 of which were submitted by the opposition. Only a few initiatives of the opposition were supported. But at least it tried.
In particular, it approved the allocation of 3 million lei for the production of drones for Moldsilva, 15 million lei for the compensation of transportation costs for people with disabilities, as well as for the financing of the youth center, and partially for the restoration of the Triumphal Arch.
At the same time, amendments on the restoration of the National Philharmonic Hall, the Palace of Culture of Railwaymen, the Track and Field Manege, the ring road around Chisinau, the Botanical Garden, the Stefan cel Mare Central Park, the State Circus, the “Red Mill” complex, etc. were rejected.
Also, the parliamentary majority did not support the opposition’s initiatives to reduce the budget deficit, including the proposal to reduce the salaries of top officials by 12% and to cut the expenditures of the Defense Ministry. They also rejected the initiatives on special taxation of banks and energy companies, as well as the buyout of the Giurgiulesti port.
Also today, the parliament approved in the final reading the budget of the state social insurance (“in favor” – 89 votes) and the Mandatory Health Insurance Fund (86 votes).
The biggest share of the social insurance expenses – 66.5 per cent – is allocated to the payment of pensions. This is 34.18 billion lei, 11.2% more than in 2025. In 2026, more than 665 thousand people will receive pensions. The amendment to raise the death benefit to 1,100 lei, which was insisted on by opposition MPs, was not supported.
In the budget of the mandatory health insurance funds (revenues of 18.83 billion lei and expenditures of 19.217 billion lei), the basic fund for the payment of medical services and medicines accounts for the biggest part. This is almost 18.66 billion lei.
