The Government approved CFR Călători’s 2026 budget today

On Friday, the Government approved the revenue and expenditure budget for 2026 of CFR Călători, a company under the authority of the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure. The document establishes the resources needed for the company’s operations, the payment of obligations to third parties, and the financing of investments.

CFR Călători estimates total revenues of 4.138 billion lei, an increase of 19.66% compared with the 2025 result. Expenditures are projected at 4.113 billion lei, 18% higher, while the company estimates a gross profit of 25 million lei, following the loss of 27.3 million lei recorded last year.

Subsidies granted under the law are estimated at 1.674 billion lei, down 17.62%. Turnover is expected to reach 1.338 billion lei, an increase of 11.01%.

Investments of 1.132 billion lei are planned, 65.61% above the 2025 level, with financing fully covered from available sources. Outstanding payments are estimated at 70 million lei, while outstanding receivables stand at 40 million lei.

The budget was approved after the National Railway Movement Commercial Wagons Federation complained, three days earlier, that the document had not been adopted, although 257 days had passed since the beginning of the year. The average number of employees is estimated at 10,126, 66 fewer than in 2025.

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