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PAS deputy, former footballer Maxim Potyrniche said that it is urgent to allocate 12 million lei from the state budget to finance a feasibility study of the future National Arena / National Stadium of the Republic of Moldova.

The total income of the Compulsory Health Insurance Funds (CHIF) for 2026 will amount to over 18 billion 832 million lei, while the volume of expenses will be over 19 billion 217 million lei, with a deficit of 385 million lei. Revenues are growing by 8.3%, while expenditures are growing by 10.5%. The cost of the medical policy (fixed amount of 12636 lei) and the percentage of contributions (9%) will remain the same.

On December 12, the draft of tax changes was approved in the first reading in Parliament. The chairman of the parliamentary commission for economy, budget and finance, Radu Marian, told Logos Press that the second reading of the draft is scheduled for December 26. At the same time, the parliament will also consider the second reading of the draft budget for 2026.

The Central Electoral Commission approved the draft budget for 2026 in the amount of 151,068.2 thousand lei, which is more than half as much as the 2025 budget, Logos Press reported.

In 2026, the government expects a significant increase in applications for business finance, driven by the launch of new instruments. One of the key mechanisms will be a state aid scheme for investments in regional development,” Logos Press reports.

Demographic pressure on the state social insurance budget will only increase. Parliament passed the first reading of the draft law on the social insurance budget for 2026: two-thirds of the expenditures are earmarked for pensions, Logos Press reported.

The draft state budget was passed in the first reading with the votes of the ruling PAS party,” Logos Press reported.

Today, December 12, the parliament will consider the draft law on the state budget for 2026. Over the past week, it was studied by stakeholders, and on Wednesday, the parliamentary commission for economy, budget and finance approved its opinion on the document.

The state budget deficit exceeded 8.3 billion lei as of October 31, 2025, while it did not reach 7 billion lei at the beginning of October 2025, Logos Press reported.

The draft budget of Balti municipality for 2026 envisages revenues of 1,204,217.1 thousand lei, expenditures of 1,245,363.4 thousand lei and a deficit of 41,146.3 thousand lei, Logos Press reported.

On Tuesday evening, the Ministry of Finance made public the draft Budget Law for 2026. And on Thursday, at an extraordinary meeting, the government approved it, although initially it was decided to give the social partners an opportunity to familiarize themselves with the document and express their opinion on it. Especially since it was developed with a serious violation of the budget calendar.

The National Confederation of Trade Unions of Moldova (CNSM) expressed its deep concern and disagreement with the lack of transparency and social dialog in the process of drafting the Law on State Budget and the Law on State Social Insurance Budget for 2026. The trade unions made this statement on December 4.