#BGBl. 2025 I Nr. 343Law on the Establishment of the Federal Budget Plan for the Fiscal Year 2026
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This law formally adopts the German federal budget for the 2026 fiscal year. It was enacted on 22 December 2025 and published in the Federal Law Gazette (BGBl. 2025 I Nr. 343). The legislation sets the legal framework for all federal revenues, expenditures, and commitments for the calendar year 2026. It is the annual budget law prepared under the responsibility of the Federal Ministry of Finance and includes detailed appropriations for all ministries and federal agencies. The budget reflects the government's fiscal policy priorities, debt management targets, and compliance with the German constitutional debt brake (Schuldenbremse).
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Key Changes
- Establishes legally binding expenditure ceilings for all federal ministries for calendar year 2026
- Authorizes specific revenue and tax collection targets for the federal government in 2026
- Sets the maximum permissible net new borrowing in accordance with the constitutional debt brake
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Obligations
What this law requires
Federal Ministry of Finance must prepare and present the federal budget plan for fiscal year 2026 in accordance with constitutional requirements
All federal ministries and agencies must comply with their allocated appropriations as specified in the 2026 federal budget
Federal budget execution must comply with the German constitutional debt brake (Schuldenbremse) limits
Federal revenues and expenditures for calendar year 2026 must be managed within the legal framework established by this budget law