Brussels’ regional government has agreed a 2027 budget framework targeting a deficit of €719 million, with administrative savings and selected tax changes forming part of its route towards balance in 2029. The figure is the planned remaining deficit, not the amount of savings achieved by the agreement. That distinction changes how the scale of the package should be understood.
The finance minister’s announcement of 4 October sets out a trajectory from a budgeted €957 million deficit in 2026 to €719 million in 2027, then €416 million in 2028 and balance in 2029.
The change between the 2026 and 2027 figures is €238 million, or approximately 25%. Comparisons with the larger €1.6 billion figure quoted for 2025 cover a different interval and should not be described as the same annual improvement.
Public administration bears part of the adjustment
The government says the hiring moratorium will continue in 2027, vacancies will not be filled automatically and staff will be redeployed internally. Ten cross-cutting administrations are due to come together within atlas.brussels from January 2027.
The announcement also includes a doubling of the BeHome allowance and a one-percentage-point reduction in supplementary personal income tax. A planned road-tax reform would exempt small city cars and zero-emission vehicles from annual tax from the second half of 2027.
What residents would see
VRT’s account of household measures reports that a planned MIVB/STIB fare rise was dropped, with operating expenditure reduced instead. It also describes interest-free energy and renovation loans intended to replace Renolution grants.
These are elements of the government agreement. Individual eligibility, implementation dates and any implementing legislation matter before households can determine their own entitlement or tax bill.
The agreement establishes a fiscal direction. Delivering the 2029 balance will depend on the subsequent budgets and on whether projected savings and revenues materialise.
