Bill containing the General Expenditure Budget for the 2026 budget year.
Status: Parliament has approved this proposal. (parliament: ‘Adopted by the Chamber’)
In plain language
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From proposal to law
- Submitted 28 January 2026
- Approved by parliament 19 March 2026
- Given royal assent by the government not yet
- Published in the Belgian Official Journal not yet
- In force not yet
After the vote, the government (or, for a European law, the Council) still has to sign the proposal. Then it appears in the official journal. This usually takes a few weeks; we check every day.
How parliament voted
Passed on 19 March 202677 for · 59 against · 0 abstention(s)
A parliamentary group is the group of members of parliament from one party. For each group, you can see how many members voted for or against, or abstained.
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N-VA Voted for
22 for · 0 against · 0 abstentions
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VB Voted against
0 for · 18 against · 0 abstentions
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MR Voted for
17 for · 0 against · 0 abstentions
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Les Engagés Voted for
14 for · 0 against · 0 abstentions
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PS Voted against
0 for · 13 against · 0 abstentions
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PVDA-PTB Voted against
0 for · 12 against · 0 abstentions
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Vooruit Voted for
12 for · 0 against · 0 abstentions
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cd&v Voted for
10 for · 0 against · 0 abstentions
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Ecolo-Groen Voted against
0 for · 9 against · 0 abstentions
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Anders. Voted against
0 for · 6 against · 0 abstentions
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Andere Voted for
1 for · 0 against · 0 abstentions
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DéFI Voted against
0 for · 1 against · 0 abstentions
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Onafhankelijk Voted for
1 for · 0 against · 0 abstentions