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Second supplementary budget for 2026

The second supplementary budget for 2026, meaning amendments to the central government budget for the current year. The votes mainly concern individual appropriation items and dissenting proposals submitted by the opposition.

Valtion talousarvioksi vuodelle 2027

Raising central government borrowing authorisation

The maximum limit for central government borrowing will be raised from 205 billion euros to 270 billion euros. The change will safeguard central government liquidity and continued borrowing as debt increases.

Reducing annual government R&D funding increases

Annual increases in central government research and development funding will be reviewed every two years in accordance with the latest economic forecasts. As economic growth is slower than anticipated, the annual growth in funding will be smaller than previously planned.

Increasing State Pension Fund transfers

More money will be transferred from the State Pension Fund to the central government budget to cover pension expenditure. The change will reduce the central government's need to take on new debt.

Cutting integration compensation and easing obligations

The state will cut compensation paid to municipalities and wellbeing services counties for promoting integration and reduce their related administrative obligations. At the same time, special state reimbursements for immigrants' social assistance will be abolished or their duration shortened.

Cutting sickness and rehabilitation allowances

Sickness allowances and rehabilitation allowances will be cut for those earning more than 27,633 euros a year, and health insurance contribution liabilities will be transferred from the central government to employers and insured persons. The changes will strengthen central and local government finances, and they will apply from 1 January 2025.

Increasing transfers from the pension fund

More money from the State Pension Fund will be transferred to the state budget to pay pension expenditure. The change will reduce the central government's need to take on new debt.

Central government budget for 2024

The central government budget for 2024. Parliament voted in plenary session on hundreds of individual appropriation items and opposition amendment proposals before adopting the budget.

Introducing consolidated central government accounts

Consolidated financial statements bringing together the state budget, off-budget funds and unincorporated state enterprises will begin to be prepared alongside the final central government accounts. This will provide a more comprehensive and clearer overall picture of the income, expenditure and assets of central government as a whole.