Assembly approves second 2026 budget rebalance
Assembly backs a revised 2026 budget with revenues reduced to 374.2 billion denars and the deficit remaining 46.3 billion denars.
The Assembly approved a second rebalance of the 2026 budget, three months after the July changes and roughly two months before the end of the year, with the final vote showing 67 votes "for", 15 "against" and no abstentions.
Key fiscal changes
Under the amended plan, total revenues are set at 374.2 billion denars — about 5.3 billion denars lower than the earlier 2026 projections. At the same time, total expenditures have been lowered to 420.5 billion denars, and the budget deficit remains at 46.3 billion denars.
Finance Minister Gordana Dimitrieska-Kochoska presented the rebalance as a measure to preserve economic stability and to respond to the challenges arising from prolonged global geopolitical developments.
The opposition dismissed the move as manipulation of figures and bad policymaking. The debate from the parliamentary podium was tense, pitting SDSM against the ruling VMRO-DPMNE.
With the vote concluded, the rebalance will be implemented for the remainder of 2026; lawmakers and ministries will now work on the administrative steps needed to align spending and revenue flows with the revised figures.
Photo: press material from the event
