The low capacity of government agencies to utilize budget allocations and external funds remains a persistent problem in public administration. This was discussed at a joint meeting of the Committee on Economy, Budget, and Finance and the Committee on Public Finance Oversight, where the progress of the state budget’s implementation was reviewed. Lawmakers are wondering whether the authorities will be able to absorb future large-scale EU funds.
The subsidy component of the Prima Casă program was suspended in March 2026 after the annual budget of 130 million lei was exhausted in just three months.
The Ministry of Education and Research has proposed changes to sports financial regulations that would exclude athletes and coaches from non-Olympic disciplines from bonuses from public money.
In the period from June 1 to June 7, 2026, revenues from the Customs Service to the state budget amounted to more than 749 million lei, which is 114.1% higher than the benchmark for the reporting period.
The cost of medical care for asylum seekers in Moldova is estimated at about 5 million lei. The government plans to adopt a decree that introduces a unified procedure for their access to medical care and harmonizes the legal framework with EU standards.
The Organization for Development of Entrepreneurship (ODA) will undergo a comprehensive audit of financial statements for 2025. The approximate cost of these services is more than 580 thousand lei.
Military budgets of different countries are often compared in dollar terms, but an analysis of expenditures relative to GDP seems more appropriate because it shows which countries bear the greatest defense burden.
Last year, the degree of utilization of funds from external sources amounted to 96.2%, decreasing compared to the previous year. Out of the total amount of 16.7 billion lei allocated from external sources, 78.2 per cent was used to support the state budget and only 21.8 per cent to implement development projects. This is stated in the Audit Chamber’s audit report on the government’s fulfillment of the state budget in 2025. This applies both to loans taken by the government and grants.
Moldovan Ambassador to NATO Viorel Cibotaru says that the development of the country’s active presence in the European space is impossible without intensive cooperation with the North Atlantic Alliance.
In the first five months of 2026, the National Health Insurance Company (AOAM) accumulated revenues of more than LE 5.7 billion in the compulsory health insurance funds.
