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Federal Chamber 56K1200 Budget Passed

Provisional financial arrangements for the federal government in 2026

Official title: Ontwerp van financiewet voor het begrotingsjaar 2026.

Status: Parliament has approved this proposal. (parliament: ‘Adopted by the Chamber’)

In plain language

  • The federal government is authorized to collect taxes, borrow funds, and cover necessary expenses until the final 2026 budget is adopted.
  • This mainly affects federal public departments, regions, and communities awaiting their operational funding allocations.
  • For you, everyday tax rules remain unchanged, ensuring public services and government operations continue to run normally in early 2026.

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Official text (PDF) Parliamentary file

From proposal to law

  1. Submitted 27 November 2025
  2. Approved by parliament 18 December 2025
  3. Given royal assent by the government not yet
  4. Published in the Belgian Official Journal not yet
  5. In force not yet

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How parliament voted

Passed on 18 December 2025

78 for · 60 against · 2 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.

  • For
  • Against
  • Abstain
  • Dot: party colour
  • N-VA Voted for

    23 for · 0 against · 0 abstentions

  • MR Voted for

    17 for · 0 against · 0 abstentions

  • VB Divided

    0 for · 15 against · 1 abstention

  • Les Engagés Voted for

    15 for · 0 against · 0 abstentions

  • PS Divided

    0 for · 13 against · 1 abstention

  • PVDA-PTB Voted against

    0 for · 14 against · 0 abstentions

  • Vooruit Voted for

    12 for · 0 against · 0 abstentions

  • cd&v Voted for

    10 for · 0 against · 0 abstentions

  • Ecolo-Groen Voted against

    0 for · 8 against · 0 abstentions

  • Anders. Voted against

    0 for · 7 against · 0 abstentions

  • Andere Voted against

    0 for · 2 against · 0 abstentions

  • DéFI Voted against

    0 for · 1 against · 0 abstentions

  • Onafhankelijk Voted for

    1 for · 0 against · 0 abstentions

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