Defense deliveries increase the deficit estimate; the budget target may be exceeded by 0.3 % of GDP (EUR 393 million) (Budgetary Traffic Light October 2026)

1.0Rada pre rozpočtovú zodpovednosťhttps://www.rrz.sk/en/Koskohttps://www.rrz.sk/en/author/kosko/Defense deliveries increase the deficit estimate; the budget target may be exceeded by 0.3 % of GDP (EUR 393 million) (Budgetary Traffic Light October 2026) - Rada pre rozpočtovú zodpovednosťrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="b4220H05dv"><a href="https://www.rrz.sk/en/budgetary-traffic-light-2026-10/">Defense deliveries increase the deficit estimate; the budget target may be exceeded by 0.3 % of GDP (EUR 393 million) (Budgetary Traffic Light October 2026)</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.rrz.sk/en/budgetary-traffic-light-2026-10/embed/#?secret=b4220H05dv" width="600" height="338" title="“Defense deliveries increase the deficit estimate; the budget target may be exceeded by 0.3 % of GDP (EUR 393 million) (Budgetary Traffic Light October 2026)” — Rada pre rozpočtovú zodpovednosť" data-secret="b4220H05dv" 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 4.4 % of GDP CBR has increased its estimate of the 2026 GG deficit. Compared with the September forecast, the expected deficit has increased by EUR 217 million mainly due to higher estimated defense investment related to deliveries of military equipment. According […]https://www.rrz.sk/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/rs_202610_banner_EN.png980352