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Labor, employment & social ministries

Support for economic change and employment development, access and return to employment, support for the social affairs ministries…: the 9th largest of the 31 missions in the State budget for 2026.

20.8bn€
voted for 2026 in the State budget (budget act)
5% of the State budget voted for 2026

Year by year

Spent in 202421.4bn€
Spent in 202520.5bn€
Voted for 202620.8bn€

What it pays for, voted for 2026

Support for economic change and employment development57%11.8bn€Access and return to employment33%6.9bn€Support for the social affairs ministries10%2.1bn€Improving job quality and labour relations< 1%76M€

Source: 2024 actual spending (budget outturn act) ↗, 2025 actual spending (budget outturn act) ↗, 2026 budget act as passed ↗.