Draft budget
Ministry of Finance publishes its draft budget for 2025
9.8.2024 10.06
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The level of spending included in the draft budget is EUR 88.1 billion in total with a deficit of EUR 12.2 billion.
Draft budget
Minister of Finance Riikka Purra’s draft budget for 2025
8.8.2024 14.01
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The Ministry of Finance’s draft budget for 2025 implements the Government’s policies to strengthen general government finances. The draft budget totals EUR 88.1 billion and shows a deficit of EUR 12.2 billion.
Growth poised to resume but deficit to persist in general government finances
17.6.2024 11.01
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The economic recession is receding, and growth is gradually resuming. General government finances will, however, remain in deficit and debt will accumulate further, according to the forecast published by the Ministry of Finance on 17 June.
Government reaches agreement on second supplementary budget proposal for 2024
21.5.2024 16.03
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In its meeting on Tuesday 21 May, the Government agreed on the second supplementary budget proposal for the current year. The proposal supports the Government’s objective of keeping the general government deficit under 3.5 per cent of GDP in 2024.
Government proposal
Tax cards to enter into force from start of the year
16.5.2024 11.41
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Starting next year, tax cards will enter into force from the beginning of January. The aim is to clarify the tax withholding procedure and reduce the need to make changes to tax cards. The Government submitted its proposal for legislative amendments on 16 May.
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State Budget 2024
The central government's appropriations in the budget proposal total EUR 87.9 billion. Revenue is estimated at EUR 76.3 billion. The budget proposal shows a deficit of EUR 11.5 billion.
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Economic Survey, Summer 2024
Finland’s GDP is projected to grow 1.6 per cent in 2025 and 1.5 per cent in 2026.
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Expenditure and structural survey
This expenditure and structural review is intended to help identify the purposes for which public funds are currently being used.
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Ministers
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Riikka Purra
Minister of Finance![Anna-Kaisa Ikonen](https://vm.fi/documents/10623/166590189/Ikonen_Anna-Kaisa-4.jpg/162440d8-13b8-b978-adbf-2fb489e9e3d2?version=1.0&t=1695034079066&width=250)
Anna-Kaisa Ikonen
Minister of Local and Regional Government![Wille Rydman](https://vm.fi/documents/10623/168047447/Rydman+1000.png/29cee0b9-7a2e-0f95-9651-648a85e3fc54?version=1.0&t=1719492794993&width=250)