According to information provided to the InfoMarket agency by the Ministry of Finance, Moldova’s national public budget expenditures for the first six months 2026 amounted to 71 billion 161.4 million lei, which is 4 billion 869 million lei (7.3%) higher than the figures for the same period of the previous year. As a result, in January–June 2026, Moldova’s national public budget deficit stood at 7 billion 828.8 million lei, compared to 5 billion 760.9 million lei for the same period a year earlier, an increase of 2 billion 067.9 million lei (+35.9%). // 28.07.2026 – InfoMarket.