Syria 2025 Budget: Salaries Take 41 Percent While Investment Spending Gets Only 7
Parliament budget committee head Amin al-Bashir said salaries and wages accounted for about 41 percent of Syria's 2025 budget against 7 percent investment spending, with the new budget bill due at parliament by October 30.
Key points
- Salaries and wages took about 41 percent of Syria's 2025 budget
- Investment spending was only about 7 percent of the 2025 budget
- The new budget bill must reach parliament by October 30
- The 2025 budget was never constitutionally completed under the former regime
- The finance ministry is reviewing ministry plans against revenue forecasts
How Syria's 2025 budget was divided
Amin al-Bashir, head of the People's Assembly budget committee, said the salaries and wages block accounted for roughly 41 percent of the total 2025 general budget, while investment spending was only about 7 percent. This shows government spending was heavily concentrated on payroll at the expense of the investment projects that typically drive growth and job creation.
The distribution reflects the conditions under which the budget was drafted. Preparing the 2025 budget faced challenges from economic changes compared with 2024, alongside increased economic activity and salary and wage increases, all of which inflated the wage bill within public spending.
- Salaries and wages: about 41 percent of the budget
- Investment spending: only about 7 percent
- Drafting was shaped by rising economic activity and wage increases
Why the 2025 budget was never completed
Al-Bashir explained that the 2025 budget, discussed before the fall of the former regime, never completed its constitutional procedures because the fugitive president did not sign it. The budget therefore remained legally suspended despite earlier discussions.
This matters because it defines the legal and financial circumstances under which the current government is preparing the new budget, amid significant economic changes compared with 2024.
When the new budget reaches parliament
The finance ministry held several sessions with the People's Assembly to discuss the general budget, attended by the finance minister and the budget committee head. October 30 was set as the final deadline for delivering the budget bill to the assembly for debate and approval.
The ministry is currently reviewing the plans of individual ministries to ensure they align with the overall fiscal vision and the expected volume of revenues and expenditures, keeping the bill consistent with the state's actual financial capacity.
What this means for Syrians
The 41 percent share of salaries signals a commitment to public employees, but it leaves limited room for investment spending that funds infrastructure, services and job creation. That trade-off is expected to be at the center of parliamentary debate on the new bill.
Details of the new budget and its final approval date have not yet been announced. The October 30 delivery of the bill marks the first step toward a public debate that will set spending priorities for the period ahead.
Frequently asked questions
How much of Syria's 2025 budget went to salaries
Salaries and wages made up about 41 percent of Syria's total 2025 general budget, according to Amin al-Bashir, head of the People's Assembly budget committee, showing a heavy concentration of public spending on payroll.
What share of Syria's 2025 budget was investment
Investment spending accounted for only about 7 percent of the 2025 budget, meaning most expenditure went to salaries and wages while projects received a relatively small share.
When will Syria's new budget go to parliament
October 30 is the final deadline for delivering the budget bill to the People's Assembly for debate and approval, after several sessions between the finance ministry and parliament attended by the finance minister.
Why was Syria's 2025 budget not finalized
Because the fugitive president never signed it before the former regime fell, the 2025 budget remained without completed constitutional procedures despite having been discussed earlier.
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