After three months of work, the Walloon government is delivering on an ambition we share: rewarding work, supporting initiative, modernising public authorities and protecting those who really need it.
For the first time, the Walloon government is presenting a structured budgetary trajectory over three financial years, from 2027 to 2029, with the stated goal of balance by 2029.
1. Strengthening purchasing power and rewarding effort
Work must pay more. With the Job Bonus, employees domiciled in Wallonia will be able to receive up to 500 euros a year from 2028. Degressive and accessible up to a gross monthly income of 5,000 euros, this income supplement will mobilise 205 million euros. The proposal includes a full federal tax exemption: every euro paid out must reach the worker. This is a concrete reward for effort.
We also defend the right to pass on the fruits of a lifetime's work. From 2028, the first 75,000 euros inherited by each direct-line beneficiary will be tax-exempt. The announced result: 62% of direct-line inheritances exempt, compared with less than 25% today. For other heirs, the maximum rate will fall from 80% to 50%. The State should not be the main heir of families.
Motorists will also benefit from a reduction in the vehicle tax from April 2027: up to 75 euros. In addition, the annual tax for eligible classic cars will be reduced to zero, the tax on light trailers will be abolished, and single-parent families will receive a further reduction.
2. Supporting investment, employment and growth
Our position is clear: to sustainably finance solidarity, we need to create wealth and therefore growth. A prosperous Wallonia is built with its workers and businesses, not against them.
More than €3.5 billion will be invested over seven years in infrastructure, including €504 million for bridges and €442 million for waterways. The aim: safer travel, better-maintained roads and networks that serve our economy.
The vehicle vignette is planned from May 2027 and will be accompanied by a reduction in vehicle tax that will compensate many Walloons. Finally, foreign motorists using the relevant network will contribute to its financing. It is only fair that those who use our infrastructure help pay for its upkeep.
The government is also mobilising €180 million to offset indirect carbon costs and €90 million for a new business support scheme. It is investing in artificial intelligence, research and the circular economy. The energy strategy also includes two scenarios with 3 and 4 GW of nuclear power respectively by 2050: we defend a realistic approach that does not close the door on useful technologies.
3. Accelerating Wallonia's transformation and resilience
The transition must improve citizens' lives, be realistic given conditions on the ground, and must not become a pile-up of constraints and bills.
The proposal announces €750 million for the new renovation support scheme over 2027-2029: €150 million in 2027, followed by €300 million per year in 2028 and 2029. This scheme, built around subsidised loans, is designed to renovate housing, improve comfort and durably reduce energy costs. Funding for cases under former grant schemes is also guaranteed.
In view of climate risks, €100 million is earmarked for initial adaptation measures and a reinsurance mechanism. A €175 million envelope over seven years will support municipal investments in adaptation and active mobility. Finally, €20 million will go towards restoring the High Fens, fire prevention and tourism.
4. Stepping up the modernisation of public structures
Public authorities too must lead by example. Fewer overlaps, less bureaucracy, more service: that is our demand.
The government is announcing 766 fewer local office-holders, as well as the gradual convergence of municipal administrations and CPAS. Permitting procedures will also be simplified to speed up projects while maintaining environmental protection. Administration should enable initiatives, not exhaust them.
The institutional reform also provides for the abolition of the provinces in 2031, with powers gradually transferred from 2027. The proposal sets out guarantees: continuity of services, protection of staff's acquired rights, no redundancies, and an aim of no budgetary impact for municipalities. What we are defending is not less service: it is a clearer, more efficient organisation.
5. Building bridges between generations
There is no solidarity without responsibility.
Rights come with responsibilities. The agreement provides for accelerated procedures to make decisions on suspending or withdrawing child benefit paid to the parents of a young person who has committed an offence as swift as possible.
Otherwise, the government is preserving child benefit, its indexation, social supplements, and birth, adoption and back-to-school grants. The disability sector is fully shielded from budgetary effort, with an additional €5.9 million from 2027 to respond to the most complex situations.
The Autonomy Guarantee will strengthen home care and local support services, with additional funding of €10 million in 2027, €20 million in 2028 and €30 million in 2029. Investment in childcare facilities will also enable further creation of places and the renovation of 4,500 existing places. Helping older people stay at home and helping parents balance family and work: that is useful solidarity.
These five pillars reflect the change we want for Wallonia: rewarding those who work, supporting those who take initiative, protecting the most vulnerable, and reforming structures rather than preserving habits. With the MR, we stand for a region that stops being passive and gives itself the means to move forward.
Press release Budgetary Trajectory 2027-2029