The Chamber held the general debate on projet de loi 8600, the state budget for 2026, after the finance minister's budget declaration; the CSV announced support, while the LSAP, the ADR, déi gréng and the Piraten announced they would vote against, and the LSAP tabled motion 1 asking the government for a strategy to secure new state revenue.
During the budget debate on projet de loi 8600 the finance minister announced that the cabinet had adopted the tax reform introducing a single tax class the day before, and speakers argued over its cost, its financing and who gains or loses from it.
The budget debate on projet de loi 8600 covered the housing chapter: the special fund for affordable housing, the state VEFA purchase programme, the rent subsidy and the tax measures for buyers and investors.
The budget debate on projet de loi 8600 covered defence spending, which reaches 2 % of gross national income in 2026, the NATO commitment to 5 % by 2035, the planned defence bonds and army bill 8068, and the criticism that the path to 5 % is not costed in the multi-year plan.
The budget debate on projet de loi 8600 covered the national anti-poverty plan presented the week before, the rise in child benefit from 2027, the cost-of-living allowance and the non-take-up of social aid.
The budget debate on projet de loi 8600 covered climate and environment policy: the climate and energy plan, the rising CO2 tax, the climate bonus and the emissions trajectory in the budget documents.
The budget debate on projet de loi 8600 covered migration and asylum: the budget prepares the new European migration and asylum pact, a 24/7 screening structure and the single permit, and speakers disagreed over the effects of immigration on housing and the social systems.