2026 budget proposal approved by the Planning and Budget Committee: Emphasis on the expectations of 86 million

The Planning and Budget Committee today addressedthe Presidency's 2026 budget,along with the budgets ofministries and public institutions,concluding the budgetdeliberations. Thedeliberations for the budget proposal at the TBMM General Assemblywill begin on Monday, December 8.will start on theday.

In the Planning andBudget Committee, following the approval of the budgetsof the Presidency and its affiliated and related institutions,the discussion of the articlesof theBudget Law Proposal began.deliberations proceeded. The 2026 Central Government Budget Law Proposal, consisting of 15 articles, and the 2024 Final Account Law Proposal, consisting of 7 articles,were approved by the committee.During the committee

deliberationsWith a motion submitted jointly by all groups regarding Article 4 of the 2026 Central Government Budget Law Proposal,it was decided to increasethe compensation indicesfor civil servantsworking in certainpublic institutions and organizations, which was accepted unanimously.

VELİ AĞBABA: İFIRST ELEAFTER THE CHPM EMBE R WILL SIT GODWILLINGGODWILLING

Veli Ağbaba thanked Committee Chairman Mehmet Muş and said,“I think we also learned awe learned in thesebudgetnegotiations, from our colleagues who spoke,” he said. Wishing thebudgetto be beneficial, Ağbaba said, “Mr. Vice President, you previously served as the Budget CommitteeChair. Opposition deputies are trying to film themselves with cameras and tripods in their handsare working. I would like to boast that if Veli Ağbaba is there, he is there foreveryone. We taught this to the AK Party deputies this term as well. They tooare feeling it, they are sharing it,” he said. Ağbaba, to the Committeemembers, to the dthanking the deputies from outside, their political parties, members of the press, service staff, and experts, and said,“I hopethat after the first electionheld, someone from the CHP will be sitting in that seat, in Mehmet Muş's seat, God willing.”

DEM Party Antalya Deputy Saruhan Oluç also thankedeveryone.thanking everyone, he said, “We spent a month here together. We had heateddiscussions from time to time. But we finished it in a civilized manner. Hopefully, we will continue ourwork in this way from now on. The Planning andBudget Committee is probablyone of the most important and exemplary committees in Parliament in thisregard. Of course, Mr. Muş's efforts on this matter are indisputable.” managed it verywell,” hesaid.

ERHAN USTA: THESE ARTICLESARE A SEPARATEISSUEWEMUST DO

ITI Party Commission Spokesperson Erhan Usta, regarding the work that continued day and nightstating that the work was very exhausting,and thanked everyone whocontributed to thebudget deliberations. Usta said,"We tried to makeconstructive criticisms as much as possible."we have become accustomed to. I would like to hope that even if not immediately, they will be taken into consideration by the ministries overtime. Perhaps next year, we should dedicate a separateday to these articles. It is necessaryto dwell a bit moreon the articles, and during the approval process,we should share our timea bit more.it would be beneficial for us to discuss" he stated.

Stating that they have reached the end of an intense budget marathon, Yeniyol Group Spokesperson Sadullah Kısacık said, "We experienced a work schedule that started at 10:00 in the morning and lasted until 22:00-23:00 at night. It is not an easy schedule. I would like to thank all my colleagues who showed this motivation.It is not an easy work schedule. I would like to thank all my colleagues who showed this motivation.It is not an easy work schedule. I would like to thank all my colleagues who showed this motivation.I would like to thank all my colleagues who showed this motivation.I would like to thank all my colleagues.I thank you,” he said.

Cevdet Yılmaz: AKP's 24thBUDG ETSMAYI IT BE BENEFICIAL

Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz spokeas follows:“The TBMM and the Presidency

budgIn addition to their budgets,the budgets of 17 ministries and a total of 228 public institutions,the final accounts of 227 public institutions,and 222 Court of Accounts reports were discussed over 21 sessionswith great dedication.A significant effort was made.I also First of all, I would like to congratulate ourChairman. I also held thisposition for a long time, and I knowhow important but at thesame time how demanding aresponsibility itis. Mr. Mehmet Muş has carried out this Chairmanship very successfully.is carrying out.I congratulate him and hisentire team.

Mr. Mehmet truly haspast experience as a Group Deputy Chairman. With the experience that brings,he is truly demonstratinga very successfulmanagement. I also conthankyou. Naturally, the committee members put in great effort. I sincerely thank each of them and all the groups for theirthankyou. There weremany fellow members of parliament who came from outside the committee to contribute here. A greatnumber of our fellow deputies. Howmany peoI do not know, they surely have the statistics. I thank each of them again.I thank them.

Our President, Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, for hisbudget preparationprocess's strong leadershipand the vision he provided.for your gratitude.I present my thanks. In line with ourCentury of Turkeygoals, I would like to thank the political parties that provide support under the roofof the People's Alliance and MHP leader Mr. Devlet BahI sincerely thankyou.Starting with the Strategy and Budget Presidency and the Ministry of Treasury and Finance,I would like to thank everyonewho contributed to the preparation of the budget proposal and itsdeliberation process.I would like to thank all our ministerswho contributedto the negotiation processes,as well as our public institutions and organizations. Of course, I alsothank the Court of Accountsfor the reports they prepared, and forall the contributions they madeto these entire processes.I would like tothankyou once again from the heart.

Throughout our committeeproceedings, I would like to thankall our colleagues who took part,from the stenographers to the staff who provided us with logistical support, the members of the press, the security personnel, and everyone who contributed.Thank you. The Presipresidency, Ihope that the eighth budget of our government system, the 24th budget of the AK Party, and the third budget of the Century ofTurkey will be beneficial to our country and ournation. Following the final decision in the General Assembly, it willcome intoeffect, and this bI hope that our budget will be prosperous for our country,and that the expenditures made will meet the expectations of our people, the expectations of 86 million.”

TBMM Planning andBudget Committee ChairMehmet Muş, for his part, thankedeveryone who contributedthroughout the committeeprocess, stating, he saidthe following:

“During thenearly 40-daydeliberations, a total of 21 meetings and 77 sessions were held, amounting to approximately 240 hours of work. A total of 1,353 speaking requestsfrom 271 of our deputies weremet. Therefore, the Parliament'sauthority46 percent of themcame to the committee andexpressedtheir views. During thisprocess, I have endeavored to create a democratic environmentduring my chairmanship of the committee. I have made every effort to ensure that the deputies' rights tospeakwere met, and that the questions they asked were received in writing from the ministries and relevant institutions and provided to our deputies. Especially while exercising oversight powers,I did not allow anything that would cause anyrestrictions, and I triednot to allowany.

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