At the end of March this year, there was a surplus of 6.5 million euros in the consolidated aggregate budget, according to information published by the Fiscal Discipline Council (FDC), reports LETA.
The Fiscal Discipline Council (FDC) notes that a year ago at this time, there was a deficit of 521.2 million euros in the consolidated aggregate budget.
According to the FDC, by the end of March, there was a surplus of 146.3 million euros in the state special budget, a surplus of 113.7 million euros in the local government budget, and a surplus of 18.6 million euros in the budget of derived public entities.
Conversely, the state main budget had a deficit of 272 million euros by the end of March.
Comparing this year's revenues and expenditures with the figures for 2025, the FDC reported an increase in revenues of 18.1%, or 731.9 million euros. The more rapid growth in revenues is attributed to receipts from the European Union (EU), where revenues doubled, or increased by 492 million euros.
Expenditures increased by 4.5%, or 204.2 million euros. The fastest growth in expenditures was observed in capital expenditures, which rose by 59.4%, or 196.1 million euros.
The FDC notes that in the budget law for 2026, the expenditures of the consolidated aggregate budget are planned to be 20.9 billion euros. According to the FDC's forecast, about 4.8 billion euros are earmarked for the first quarter. In the first three months of 2026, actual expenditures were 0.9%, or 43.4 million euros less than projected.
The FDC indicates that currently, data is only available for the first three months of the year; however, current expenditures generally align with forecasts. First-quarter expenditures account for 22.9% of the total planned expenditure volume for 2026, while revenues account for 25.1% of the annual plan.
