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The Government proceeds in the Assembly with the Draft Law on amending the budget

Kosovo Government March 30

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The Government of Kosovo has announced that it held an electronic meeting in which, among other things, it approved the Draft Law on Amending and Supplementing the Law on Budget Allocations for the Budget of the Republic of Kosovo for 2026.

The Government has also approved in principle the initiative for the conclusion of a loan agreement between the Republic of Kosovo, represented by the Ministry of Finance and the French Development Agency, for the 2030 Mediterranean Games, as well as the Draft Law on amending and supplementing the Law on the Prevention of Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism.

The Government has also approved the decision to propose to the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo candidates for seven (7) positions for directors of the Board of the Privatization Agency of Kosovo.

The 2026 budget was approved in the Assembly on February 20. The government MPs voted for the budget while the opposition voted against it. The 2026 budget is set to be 4 billion euros, of which 3.64 billion are revenues, while the rest will be covered by loans and deficits.

Minister of Finance Hekuran Murati had said that the 2026 budget was temporary and emergency and that it would be reviewed and amended with the Government's priorities reflected in it.

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Meanwhile, opposition representatives voted against it after their amendments were not included in the budget.