{"id":209808,"date":"2026-10-30T18:20:40","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T15:20:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/209808\/"},"modified":"2026-10-30T18:21:32","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T15:21:32","slug":"lower-house-approves-first-reading-of-bill-on-2027-budget","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/209808\/","title":{"rendered":"Lower house approves first reading of bill on 2027 budget"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1129\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/minfin-neg-1128.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/minfin-neg-1128.jpg 1129w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/minfin-neg-1128-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/minfin-neg-1128-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/minfin-neg-1128-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/minfin-neg-1128-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1129px) 100vw, 1129px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(neg.by)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>October 30, <em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> The House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the Belarusian National Assembly, has approved the first reading of a draft 2027 budget with a deficit of 1.9 billion rubels, its press office reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Revenue is projected at of 58.9 billion rubels (nearly $20 billion) and expenditure at 60.8 billion rubels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Compared with the 2026 budget, revenue is slated to rise by 3.5 percent and spending by 1.7 percent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under the draft budget submitted by the government, spending on the judiciary, law enforcement and security is set to increase by 770 million rubels to 7.47 billion rubels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The bill needs the approval by the upper house, the Council of the Republic and the signing by Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/budget3_collage_pozirk-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/budget3_collage_pozirk-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/budget3_collage_pozirk-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/budget3_collage_pozirk-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/budget3_collage_pozirk-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/budget3_collage_pozirk.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Economy<\/label>\n\n                            <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Politics<\/label>\n\n                            <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> The Viewer<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Economy, Politics, The Viewer<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Budget 2027: Guns before butter<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">Security spending on the rise Rising defense and security spending is a trend across the region. Russia and Ukraine are directly involved in the confrontation, while countries nearby are also increasing military spending. Belarus is no exception: the defense and &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/longreads\/208497\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>October 30, Pozirk. The House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the Belarusian National Assembly, has approved the first reading of a draft 2027 budget with a deficit of 1.9 billion rubels, its press office reports. Revenue is projected at of 58.9 billion rubels (nearly $20 billion) and expenditure at 60.8 billion rubels. 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