The 2026 finance bill introduces an unprecedented salary increase program, spread over three years, for the benefit of public and private sector employees and retirees.
These upgrades will concern affiliates of the CNRPS and the CNSS, with a timetable which will begin in January 2026. The system, presented as a pillar of social stability, will also serve as a reference for future social negotiations.
A three-year program that affects employees and retirees
The government plans a mechanism of successive increases in January 2026, 2027 and 2028. This plan will concern public sector civil servants, private sector employees as well as retirees from the two schemes, CNRPS and CNSS.
The increases are a continuation of previous social agreements and aim to strengthen purchasing power in a tense economic context. Pensions will be revalued according to the same annual levels as salaries, with automatic alignment by social funds.
A floor rate set by the State to govern negotiations
The rate of increase will be specified in the finance law and will constitute the reference base for discussions between social partners. This rate will serve as a mandatory floor, particularly in the private sector where collective agreements will have to comply with it.
Both public and private companies will have to increase salaries according to the rate set by the State, regardless of their financial situation. As for retirees, the CNRPS and the CNSS will automatically make payments in accordance with the three-year schedule. This homogeneity is presented as a mechanism aimed at consolidating social justice.
