Budget 2026: En Avant Moris’s recommendations
Ahead of the budget speech, Patrick Belcourt, leader of En Avant Moris, issues a solemn warning to the government and puts forward two flagship proposals for Budget 2026.
Faced with the suffocating pressures weighing on Mauritian households, the party calls for a break with technocratic amateurism in order to undertake humane and pragmatic reforms.
Warnings: the rejection of drastic decisions and the “boomerang effect”
Pension reform: demanding a humane and progressive approach
En Avant Moris condemns the casualness with which decisions crucial to the nation’s future are taken. The abrupt rise of the retirement age to 65 is a textbook example: a measure rushed through by a handful of technocrats disconnected from the ground. This lack of foresight has had a catastrophic effect on the morale and financial stability of thousands of Mauritian families. Any major reform must be carried out in a humane, consultative and progressive way.
Raising the key rate: an economic misjudgement for households
Patrick Belcourt sounds the alarm over the boomerang effect of the current monetary policy. Raising the key rate to curb spending and encourage saving is a misreading of the economy. Mauritian inflation is structurally imported. While families are already struggling to meet their basic needs, this measure will only force them to empty what little savings they have left, instead of encouraging them to save.
Proposals: expertise in the service of the country
Energy: anticipate rather than endure
The energy crisis Mauritius is going through is not merely a consequence of the war in Ukraine; it stems from a glaring lack of long-term vision. The professionals within En Avant Moris had anticipated these tensions well before the global conflict. The party invites the relevant minister, as well as his advisers, to show humility and to consult the concrete, sector-specific solutions available on our official website: enavantmoris.com.
Housing: a solidarity-based tax-relief system to break the crisis
To urgently address the social-housing crisis, En Avant Moris proposes turning a punitive tax system into a tool for incentive. Rather than over-taxing high incomes, the government must put in place a tax-relief mechanism. High-contributing taxpayers will be encouraged to invest directly in building homes for low-income households, in return for an attractive tax abatement.
This innovative measure will have a threefold national impact:
- Social: rapidly easing the housing crisis for the most vulnerable.
- Economic: keeping talent and high earners on Mauritian soil.
- Appeal: strongly encouraging the return of our diaspora.
Patrick Belcourt calls on the government to place economic pragmatism and social justice at the heart of this Budget 2026.
