Budget proposal
The draft budget for 2018 proposed by the Ministry of Finance has been published
Ministry of Finance
Publication date 10.8.2017 11.51
Type:Press release
The level of spending included in the proposal is EUR 55.4 billion in total. The budget proposal shows a deficit of EUR 3.4 billion, which is noticeably less than budgeted for this year.
The Minister of Finance will hold bilateral negotiations on the budget proposal with ministries on 16-17 August. The Government will consider the budget proposal in its budget session on 30-31 August.
The draft budget proposal (budjetti.vm.fi)
Economic Policy Petteri Orpo
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