Overview
- Existing tax and fiscal rules as of 31 December 2025 continue unchanged on 1 January, and measures from the 2026 budget do not take effect without a voted finance law.
- New MaPrimeRénov’ applications are suspended, with validated but unpaid files to be paid, and the €130 million aid package for viticulturists is on hold along with 1,600 planned justice hires.
- The non-indexation of income tax brackets could bring about 200,000 additional households into the income‑tax net in 2026.
- A decree restricts state spending to prior‑year voted services and initially makes only 25% of ministerial credits available, with the prime minister urging strict austerity.
- The government says it will defend priority measures for agriculture, overseas territories and certain tax reliefs for retroactive application once a budget passes, and it could resort to exceptional procedures if no compromise emerges in January.