The tax shortfall increases the estimated deficit to EUR 6.4 bn., the budget target can be exceeded by 0.4 % of GDP (EUR 565 million) (Budgetary Traffic Light February 2026)

1.0Rada pre rozpočtovú zodpovednosťhttps://www.rrz.sk/en/Koskohttps://www.rrz.sk/en/author/kosko/The tax shortfall increases the estimated deficit to EUR 6.4 bn., the budget target can be exceeded by 0.4 % of GDP (EUR 565 million) (Budgetary Traffic Light February 2026) - Rada pre rozpočtovú zodpovednosťrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="QD2Pl6MYS1"><a href="https://www.rrz.sk/en/budgetary-traffic-light-2026-02/">The tax shortfall increases the estimated deficit to EUR 6.4 bn., the budget target can be exceeded by 0.4 % of GDP (EUR 565 million) (Budgetary Traffic Light February 2026)</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.rrz.sk/en/budgetary-traffic-light-2026-02/embed/#?secret=QD2Pl6MYS1" width="600" height="338" title="“The tax shortfall increases the estimated deficit to EUR 6.4 bn., the budget target can be exceeded by 0.4 % of GDP (EUR 565 million) (Budgetary Traffic Light February 2026)” — Rada pre rozpočtovú zodpovednosť" data-secret="QD2Pl6MYS1" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.rrz.sk/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> Council for Budget Responsibility (CBR) estimates the 2026 general government (GG) deficit at 4.5 % of GDP CBR has increased the estimated level of GG deficit in 2026. Compared with the January forecast, the deficit has risen by EUR 186 million mainly due to lower estimated tax revenues. According to the CBR, the 2026 deficit […]https://www.rrz.sk/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/rs_202602_banner_EN.png783282