Bosnia and Herzegovina approves 2026 budget, adds 130 million KM for salaries

Bosnia-Herzegovina 2026 budget salary increase urgent parliamentary procedure public sector wages border police funding

The House of Peoples of the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina adopted the 2026 state budget after a seven‑month delay, using an urgent parliamentary procedure. The vote recorded nine votes in favour, one against and five abstentions. The budget totals 1,580,500,000 KM, a rise of 10,000,000 KM (1 %) over the 2025 plan.

Key allocations include additional funding for SIPA (17 M KM), the Office of the High Representative (OSA) (9 M KM), the Court of BiH (5 M KM), the Prosecutor’s Office (4 M KM), Border Police (13 M KM) and the Ministry of Defence (43 M KM). The basic salary for public‑sector employees was raised from 630 KM to 690 KM, and about 130 M KM was earmarked for increased salaries and retroactive payments to roughly 23,000 civil servants, effective from 1 January 2026. The budget does not contain allocations for the public broadcaster BHRT, a point raised by opposition members who criticized the urgent procedure for limiting amendment opportunities.

Entities: Agency for Public Procurement of Bosnia and Herzegovina · Borjana Krišto · Bosnia and Herzegovina · Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina · Dragan Čović · Dženan Đonlagić · General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina · House of Peoples of the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina · Kemal Ademović · Ministry of Defence of Bosnia and Herzegovina · Ministry of Finance of Bosnia and Herzegovina · Nikola Špirić

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[● 2 SOURCES] Border Police receives an additional 13 million KM in the 2026 budget. (Budget allocation details)
[● 2 SOURCES] SIPA is allocated an extra 17 million KM in the 2026 budget. (Budget allocation details)
[● 2 SOURCES] The Ministry of Defence receives an additional 43 million KM in the 2026 budget. (Budget allocation details)
[● 2 SOURCES] Retroactive salary payments for employees were approved to start from 1 January 2026. (Budget provisions and delegate statements)
[● 3 SOURCES] An additional 130 million KM was allocated for employee salaries, raising the basic salary from 630 KM to 690 KM and providing retroactive payments from 1 January 2026. (Budget provisions and statements by delegates)
[● 11 SOURCES] The budget increased by 10 million KM (1 %) over the 2025 budget. (budget increase)
[● 5 SOURCES] The 2026 budget for Bosnia and Herzegovina institutions was approved by the House of Peoples after a seven‑month delay. (House of Peoples of Bosnia and Herzegovina)
[● 10 SOURCES] The budget was passed using an urgent parliamentary procedure; the vote was nine in favour, one against and five abstentions. (procedure)
[● 12 SOURCES] The House of Peoples of the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina adopted the 2026 state budget after a seven‑month delay. (belongs=true)
[● 13 SOURCES] The budget allocates additional funds: SIPA 17 million KM, OSA 9 million KM, Court of BiH 5 million KM, Prosecutor’s Office 4 million KM, Border Police 13 million KM, Ministry of Defence 43 million KM (allocation)
[● 13 SOURCES] Salary allocations increased by about 130 million KM, raising the basic salary from 630 KM to 690 KM, with retroactive effect from 1 January 2026 for roughly 23 000 civil servants. (salary increase)
[● 12 SOURCES] The budget was adopted by a vote of nine in favour, one against and five abstentions. (belongs=true)