State budget amendments for 2025 approved by Parliament in second reading

Parliament adopted the draft law on the revision of the state budget for 2025 in the second reading by the votes of 57 MPs. Fourteen deputies voted against.

Opposition representatives expressed their dissatisfaction that their proposed amendments were not approved. The document is to be put to vote in the third reading.

The head of the Committee on Economy, Budget, and Finance, Radu Marian, who presented the committee's report, announced that eight amendments were registered, providing for additional expenditures of 714 million lei and reallocations of about 9.3 billion lei.


“We thus have both the deputies' amendments and the Government's response to these proposals. The Government also set up measures for funding local officials' allowances, these being the most important adjustments proposed by the Executive. As a result of the amendments proposed in the draft law for the year 2025, state budget revenues are proposed to be set at 75.8 billion lei. In terms of expenditures, these are estimated at 94 billion lei, with the budget deficit estimated at 18.211 billion lei,” Marian explained.


The amendments bring more money for bills, teachers' salaries, and social assistance. Thus, additional support will be provided for bill payments. The Energy Vulnerability Fund increases by 706.6 million lei to help low-income families. Approximately 463.5 million lei will be allocated for thermal energy compensations, and 232 million lei for electricity.

More than one billion lei is directed towards covering salary needs. Local budgets receive an additional 914 million lei so that schools, kindergartens, and local services can function smoothly. For social assistance, 361.4 million lei will be allocated.

The authorities emphasize that by promoting the revision of the state budget for 2025, it is proposed to solve the main issues: ensuring allocations for the payment of salary rights within institutions financed from the state and local budgets; ensuring the necessary funds to compensate electricity bills until the end of the year and cash payments for the current November, as well as for other social benefits; allocation of the necessary funds for the smooth conduct of activities of budget institutions; review of expenditures and resources within projects funded from external sources.

As a result of the approved amendments, by December 31, 2025, the external state debt balance will be 76.691 billion lei, decreasing by 10.3669 billion lei or 11.9% compared to the specified value, due to reduced disbursements and repayments of principal associated with external loans.

At the same time, the domestic state debt balance will be 52.4586 billion lei, decreasing by 645.6 million lei or 1.2% compared to the previously specified value.

Consequently, the share of the state debt balance in GDP will decrease by 3.1 percentage points, reaching 36.8% on December 31, 2025. In the state debt structure, external debt will hold a share of 59.4%, and domestic debt – 40.6%.