
Valitsus kiitis heaks 46,5 miljoni eurose lisaeelarve
The Government Approved a 46.5 Million Euro Supplementary Budget
Rahandusministeerium on valmis saanud riigi 2025. aasta lisaeelarvega, mis suurendab tulusid, kulusid ja investeeringuid.
The Ministry of Finance has finalized the state's supplementary budget for 2025, which increases revenues, expenditures, and investments.
The government approved the draft supplementary budget for 2025. It will now be sent to the parliament. The supplementary budget will increase revenues by 26.6 million euros, expenditures by 46.5 million euros, and investments by 32.5 million euros.
44.2 million euros of expenditures and investments will go to national defense. This funding will enhance crisis resilience. The police and border guard will receive new weapons, protective gear, and communication equipment. Pärnu Hospital will be made more crisis-resilient. Additionally, the supply of oxygen and blood reserves will be ensured.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will improve its readiness to work outside Estonia. In the digital state, the Luxembourg data embassy and state cloud systems will be strengthened. Additionally, the work of Estonian media outlets in crisis situations will be ensured.
The supplementary budget will be mainly funded by external resources and state economic activity revenues. These activities were not included in the original 2025 budget. State revenues will increase for the same reason. New spending projects will not be reviewed; only completely new activities will be added.
The total volume of state financing transactions will not change, but it will include approximately 25 million euros in financing transactions. 17.5 million euros will go to the investment fund SmartCap of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications. 7.2 million euros will be allocated to the Ministry of Finance for the restoration of the Hexesti explosives plant.
The supplementary budget also includes proposals for changes in governance areas. These came after the drafting of the 2025 budget. The total budget volume will not change.
Last year, the parliament approved the 2025 state budget. Its revenues are 17.7 billion euros, expenditures are 18.2 billion euros, investments are 873 million euros, and financing transactions are 679 million euros.
Prime Minister Kristen Michal said that the supplementary budget money will help increase the readiness of various sectors. This is necessary both for national defense and in the event of a major crisis.
According to the State Budget Act, the government can initiate a supplementary budget proposal no later than three months before the end of the budget year. The supplementary budget must be approved by the parliament.
Prime Minister Michal said that the need for a supplementary budget should be clear within a month. The speed of its drafting will determine whether the parliament can process it in the spring or fall. Defense expenditures can be covered from the reserve, but larger investments will require a supplementary budget.
Raoul Lättemäe, the head of the Ministry of Finance's department, said that this year's budget does not account for the possibility that Estonia's state budget could go into a deficit of 4.5 percent.