Belgium - A cap on wage indexation - December 31, 2025

The Government reached an agreement on the budget for the period 2025–2029. One of the key points of this agreement is the adjustment of the way indexation will be applied in the years 2026 and 2028. In 2027, nothing changes and the current system would be reinstated. However, everything is still uncertain and remains part of further negotiations within the Government. From 2026, wage indexation will be capped at € 4,000 gross, limiting full indexation for higher salaries. Wages above € 4.000 will no longer be fully indexed, but only for a maximum equal to the difference between the actual index figure (above 2%) and that 2% (index threshold amount).

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For more information, please contact Paul de Beer or Oana Ciuca, De Burcht (Scientific Bureau for the Dutch Trade Union Movement) p.t.debeer@uva.nl or the Head of communications at the ETUI, Mehmet Koksal mkoksal@etui.org. For previous full issues of the Collective bargaining newsletter please visit https://www.etui.org/Newsletters/Collective-bargaining-newsletter or consult the archive with all articles in our database at www.cbnarchive.eu. You may find further information on the ETUI at www.etui.org.