Draft budget of the Ministry of Finance and its branch of government for 2027

Appropriations totalling EUR 42.5 billion are proposed for the Ministry of Finance and its branch of government. This is EUR 0.7 billion more than in the 2026 Budget. The increase is mainly due to an increase in funding for wellbeing services counties, pensions, interest costs associated with taxes and the EU membership contribution.

The appropriations for the branch of government can be broken down as follows: 64.7 per cent for wellbeing services counties and the HUS Group, 9.8 per cent for municipalities, 14.7 per cent for pensions and compensations paid by the state, 6.9 per cent for contributions to the EU and other international organisations, and 0.8 per cent for payments to Åland. The operating expenditure of the ministry and agencies accounts for 2.4 per cent and VAT expenditure in the branch of government for 0.4 per cent of the appropriations under the main title.

A total of EUR 96.9 million in savings has been allocated to the operating expenses of agencies within the branch of government through productivity programme measures included in the Government Programme and other savings in operating expenditure. This represents an increase of around EUR 38.2 million in operating expenditure savings compared to the 2026 Budget. Of the increase, EUR 14.9 million consists of additional savings included in the Government’s spending limits decision for 2027–2030, while EUR 23.3 million consists of operating expenditure savings included in the Government Programme and in spending limits decisions from previous years.

A total of EUR 645 million is proposed for the operating expenses of the Finnish Tax Administration and Customs. This expenditure includes EUR 36 million for the operating expenses of the National Incomes Register and the positive credit register. In addition, EUR 120 million is proposed for interest costs associated with taxes and tax rebates and for the vehicle tax export refund.

Internal services for central government