The Daugavpils Cathedral approved the 2026 budget with binding regulations No. 21

Daugavpils City Council has adopted binding regulations No. 21, which amend the 2026 budget of the Daugavpils state city municipality. The amendments were published in Latvijas Vēstnesis on November 10, 2026, in official publication No. 217, with publication code OP 2026/217, in entry number 7 of the “MUNICIPALITIES” section. The publication is the official reference through which the budget corrections gain public force and become available to any interested party.

The amendments refer to the municipality’s main budget document, which was approved by binding regulations No. 36 of December 29, 2025, “On the 2026 budget of the Daugavpils state city municipality.” This specific pair of regulations—the original budget in December and its amendments in November—forms the legal chain in which funds are redistributed for municipal functions and services.

What has been changed and on what basis

The new regulations do not replace the budget as a new document, but include corrections to the previously approved budget. The publication notice indicates only the subject of the amendments and the regulation number No. 21; the specific redistributed amounts are not reflected in the text of the notice.

• Issuing authority: Daugavpils City Council.
• Type of act: binding regulations No. 21.
• Amended document: binding regulations No. 36 of December 29, 2025.
• Publication: Latvijas Vēstnesis, November 10, 2026, No. 217, OP 2026/217, entry number 7.
• Publication address: https://www.vestnesis.lv/url/17028

Publication clarification registered in August

As early as August 19, 2026, Latvijas Vēstnesis No. 158 (OP 2026/158) published entry number 6 titled “On the 2026 budget of the Daugavpils state city municipality. Publication clarification,” issued by the same Daugavpils City Council. This indicates that the process of publishing the budget document has already been corrected this year, and the November amendments are the next step in the same legal sequence.

Budget corrections of several municipalities in one publication

In the “MUNICIPALITIES” section of the November 10 issue, decisions of other municipalities were published alongside the Daugavpils entry, proving that municipalities simultaneously refine their 2026 budgets at the end of the year:

• Jelgava Municipality Council – entry number 8: amendments to binding regulations No. 6 of September 22, 2021, regarding tree felling outside of forests, regulation No. 17.
• Olaine Municipality Council – entry number 9: amendments to binding regulations No. SN1/2026 of January 28, 2026, “On the Olaine municipality budget for 2026,” regulation No. SN17/2026.
• Ropaži Municipality Council – entry number 10: the procedure for granting municipal co-financing for the creation of a shelter in an apartment building, regulation No. 35/26.

What this means for Daugavpils residents

Budget amendments are a mechanism used during the year to redistribute already approved funds – for example, if revenue forecasts, costs, or priorities change. It is important for residents and entrepreneurs that the decision is published in the official gazette: from the moment of publication, anyone can verify how the rules amend the binding regulations No. 36 of December 29, 2025, and refer to the specific publication as an official source. Since the budget determines the funding for services and functions in the largest city of Latgale, the amendments directly affect the municipality’s ability to fund schools, social support, infrastructure, and other functions. A detailed comparison of the redistributed amounts must be carried out using the full text of regulation No. 21 and its annexes, rather than just the publication notice.

Official source: Latvijas Vēstnesis, November 10, 2026, No. 217, publication code OP 2026/217, section “MUNICIPALITIES”, item 7: “Amendments to the binding regulations No. 36 of December 29, 2025, of the Daugavpils state city municipality ‘On the 2026 budget of the Daugavpils state city municipality’” – Binding Regulations No. 21 of the Daugavpils City Council. Additional reference: Latvijas Vēstnesis, August 19, 2026, No. 158 (OP 2026/158), item 6 – “On the 2026 budget of the Daugavpils state city municipality. Publication clarification”. Publication addresses: https://www.vestnesis.lv/url/17028 and https://www.vestnesis.lv/url/16946.