The Budget Act has been delivered to the Chancellery of the President of the Republic of Poland. The head of the Chancellery, Zbigniew Bogucki, announced this. President Karol Nawrocki has seven days to decide whether to refer it to the Constitutional Tribunal.
Last Friday, MPs adopted 10 Senate amendments to the 2026 budget act and concluded work on the legislation. Sejm Speaker Włodzimierz Czarzasty said on Monday that the Sejm Chancellery would forward the budget act to the president on Tuesday.
On Tuesday evening, Zbigniew Bogucki reported that the act had reached the Chancellery of the President. “This is the only law in respect of which, under the Constitution, the President of the Republic of Poland does not have the right of veto,” he recalled.
“President Karol Nawrocki will, in accordance with the law, make a decision on the budget within seven days. The President may sign the budget act or refer it to the Constitutional Tribunal—either after signing it or without affixing his signature,” he wrote on the X platform.
President’s Next Step?
On Tuesday, President Karol Nawrocki was asked about his decision on the budget while in the United Kingdom. He assessed that there are “many doubts” surrounding it.
“I have many reservations about the Polish budget and the allocation of Polish funds for next year. I have many grievances toward the Polish government and the finance minister for having so neglected the state’s budgetary matters—and for the fact that we basically have nothing to distribute. The government bears responsibility for that,” he stressed.
He added that he would act “in a reasonable manner”—“in such a way that the Polish economy and the Republic can function,” he stated.