Our sources reported that the new state budget was formed with a clear focus on the possible 2026 elections. The document includes a significant increase in salaries for doctors and teachers, and in political circles this is seen as a targeted signal to voters.
According to insiders, the issue of financing the Central Election Commission (CEC) was not a priority in the draft budget: no significant funds were allocated for its needs. However, political circles emphasize that this is a "secondary" issue compared to the visible steps - increasing the incomes of categories whose support can decide the results of local elections.
Increasing salaries for doctors and teachers in the budget plays two roles at once: social and political. On the one hand, it is a response to the needs of sectors operating in extremely difficult conditions; on the other, it is an obvious tool for communicating positive changes to broad groups of voters. That is why many in government offices consider these payments as a mechanism for mobilizing support on the eve of the campaign.
