Signature or the Constitutional Tribunal? Przydacz: The president will decide on the budget on Monday

On Monday, President Karol Nawrocki will make a decision on the budget act for 2026, announced the head of the International Policy Office in the Chancellery of the President, Marcin Przydacz. He added that the decision would be announced “soon”.

– Mr. President, I spoke to him just a moment ago, (…) he is making a decision regarding the budget at this moment and it will soon be communicated in an appropriate manner. (…) This decision will be made today – Przydacz said during the briefing.

The president has until Tuesday to make a decision on the budget bill – he can sign it or refer it to the Constitutional Tribunal. He can't veto it.

If the president decides to refer the budget bill to the Constitutional Tribunal, according to the constitution, the Tribunal must rule on the matter no later than within two months from the date of submitting the application. At the same time, the lack of the president's signature on the act means that it does not enter into force. The Constitution states that in such a case, “the Council of Ministers conducts financial management on the basis of the submitted draft law.”

The budget act for this year assumes that state expenditure will amount to PLN 918.9 billion and the budget deficit will not exceed PLN 271.7 billion. State budget revenues are planned at PLN 647.2 billion. VAT revenues are expected to amount to PLN 341.5 billion, the budget is to receive PLN 103.3 billion from excise duty, PLN 80.4 billion from corporate income tax (CIT) and PLN 32 billion from personal income tax (PIT).

According to the act, the ratio of state public debt to GDP will amount to 53.8%, remaining below the prudential threshold of 55%. specified in the Public Finance Act.

This year's budget plans to spend more than PLN 200 billion on national defense, which corresponds to 4.81%. GDP. These funds are to be used to modernize the army and support the security system. PLN 247.8 billion is to be allocated to health care, which is 6.81 percent. GDP, and the government's priority will be investments in medical infrastructure and human resources. Expenditures on roads and railways will amount to PLN 53.9 billion, including PLN 20.1 billion from the state budget. (PAP)

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