site.btaParliament Adopts Budget Act Amendments to Include Mayors' Proposals for Municipal Investments

Parliament passed conclusively amendments to the 2025 State Budget Act on Wednesday so as to include new estimated costs under an investment programme for municipal projects. The amendments were proposed by the Council of Ministers. 

The amendments reflect proposals made by 264 mayors within the deadline of June 30, 2025. In the letters received, the mayors declared their desire to retain 2,405 projects, change the parameters of 503 projects, drop 158 projects, and add 564 new ones in the appendix. Thus, the number of projects in the appendix increases by 406, from 3,066 to 3,472, according to the submitter's explanatory memorandum.

With the proposed amendment to the investment programme for municipal projects, the projected amount of the projects for the entire period becomes BGN 8.184 billion, including BGN 3.879 billion for 2025 and BGN 4.305 billion for 2026-2027, covering 3,472 projects.