Overview
- Roughly 20,000 teachers across 352 schools and kindergartens remain on strike as the government proposes a 20% raise from January 1, 2026 and a further 10% from July 1, an offer unions have not accepted.
- A parliamentary working group urged pension increases beyond the planned 6.0% by adding 267.1 billion MNT—about a 42,000 MNT regular uplift—with budget committees advancing third‑reading adjustments that also raise the 2026 inflation target to 7.5%.
- Budget briefings projected 6.5 trillion MNT in 2026 corporate income tax revenue, including 3.2 trillion from mining and 3.3 trillion from non‑mining sectors, as lawmakers pressed officials on inflation drivers and fiscal discipline.
- To ease heating‑season shortages, Tavantolgoi Tulsh doubled daily supply to 10 tonnes at 400 sales points and temporarily capped households at three bags per week, while urging residents to use the Hotula app to locate stock.
- The Constitutional Court opened a full hearing on challenges to the deputy speaker’s conduct and the vote to dismiss the prime minister, and rejected the deputy speaker’s bid to recuse a court member as proceedings continue.