Croatia presents €41.5 billion budget for 2027, with major increase in defence spending - Croatia Week

Croatia has unveiled a proposed state budget of €41.5 billion for 2027, with increased spending on pensions, defence, healthcare, education, housing and infrastructure among the main priorities. The Croatian Government presented the budget proposal at a special Cabinet session on Saturday, 14 November, ahead of the legal deadline for submitting it to Parliament. Government revenues are projected to reach €37.3 billion, representing an increase of 2% compared with the previous year, while expenditure is expected to rise by 2.2% to €41.5 billion. Presenting the economic outlook, Prime Minister Andrej Plenković said Croatia was expected to record GDP growth of 2.1% in 2027, followed by 2.2% in 2028 and 2.1% in 2029.