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source: Ministry of Treasury and Finance, Republic of Türkiye
url: https://ms.hmb.gov.tr/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/2026-February-Budget-Report-e2d3b2c59f76ef45.pdf
document_type: pdf
date_retrieved: 2026-03-23
period: February 2026
parent_publication: February 2026 Central Government Budget Report
indicators_covered: [Budget Expenditures, Non-Interest Expenditures, Budget Revenues, Tax Revenues, Budget Balance, Primary Balance]
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# February 2026 Central Government Budget Report

In February 2026, central government budget expenditures were recorded as 1 trillion 329.2 billion TRY while budget revenues were 1 trillion 353.6 billion TRY and budget surplus was 24.4 billion TRY. On the other hand non-interest budget expenditures amounted to 1 trillion 145.5 billion TRY and primary surplus amounted to 208.1 billion TRY.

## FEBRUARY BUDGET FIGURES (Million TRY)

| Indicator | February 2026 |
| :--- | :--- |
| Budget Expenditures | 1,329,226 |
| Non-Interest Expenditures | 1,145,531 |
| Budget Revenues | 1,353,593 |
| Tax Revenues | 1,121,978 |
| Budget Balance | 24,366 |
| Primary Balance | 208,062 |

## 1- Budget Balance

Central government budget expenditures, budget revenues, budget balance and primary balance in February 2026 are listed in the table below.

| (Million TRY) | 2025 February | 2026 February | Change (%) |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Budget Expenditures | 1,033,517 | 1,329,226 | 28.6 |
| Non-Interest Expenditures | 893,828 | 1,145,531 | 28.2 |
| Interest Expenditures | 139,688 | 183,696 | 31.5 |
| Budget Revenues | 723,425 | 1,353,593 | 87.1 |
| Tax Revenues | 584,958 | 1,121,978 | 91.8 |
| Budget Balance | -310,092 | 24,366 | 107.9 |
| Primary Balance | -170,403 | 208,062 | 222.1 |

In February 2026, central government budget recorded a surplus of 24 billion 366 million TRY while it recorded a deficit of 310 billion 92 million TRY in the same period of the previous year.

In February 2026, primary surplus was recorded as 208 billion 62 million TRY while it was a deficit of 170 billion 403 million TRY in the same period of the previous year.

## 2- Budget Expenditures

In February 2026, central government budget expenditures were recorded as 1 trillion 329 billion 226 million TRY. Interest expenditures amounted to 183 billion 696 million TRY while non-interest expenditures amounted to 1 trillion 145 billion 531 million TRY.

| (Million TRY) | 2026 Budget | 2026 February | Percent (%) |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Budget Expenditures | 18,978,815 | 1,329,226 | 7.0 |
| Personnel Expenditures | 4,907,309 | 390,195 | 8.0 |
| State Contributions to SSI | 599,691 | 50.258 | 8.4 |
| Purchase of Goods and Serv. | 1,249,568 | 83,613 | 6.7 |
| Current Transfers | 6,870,794 | 547,925 | 8.0 |
| Capital Expenditures | 1,312,319 | 42,098 | 3.2 |
| Interest Expenditures | 2,741,656 | 183,696 | 6.7 |

## 3- Budget Revenues

In February 2026, central government budget revenues were recorded as 1 trillion 353 billion 593 million TRY. Tax revenues amounted to 1 trillion 121 billion 978 million TRY while general budget non-tax revenues amounted to 183 billion 730 million TRY.

| (Million TRY) | 2025 February | 2026 February | Change (%) |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Budget Revenues | 723,425 | 1,353,593 | 87.1 |
| Tax Revenues | 584,958 | 1,121,978 | 91.8 |
| Income Tax | 131,494 | 220,239 | 67.5 |
| Corporate Income Tax | 10,908 | 376,296 | 3,349.8 |
| Domestic VAT | 93,908 | 31,927 | -66.0 |
| Special Consumption Tax | 125,977 | 152,599 | 21.1 |
| VAT on Import | 109,819 | 147,634 | 34.4 |

## January-February 2026 Central Government Budget

In January-February 2026, central government budget expenditures were recorded as 2 trillion 965 billion TRY while budget revenues were 2 trillion 774.8 billion TRY and budget deficit was 190.2 billion TRY. Non-interest budget expenditures amounted to 2 trillion 324.9 billion TRY and primary surplus amounted to 449.9 billion TRY.

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*Source: Ministry of Treasury and Finance, Republic of Türkiye. Directorate General of Public Financial Management and Transformation.*