National Assembly, Senate, CESE, Presidency: first financial-control wave
Four measures tested against recent official envelopes, without confusing gross budgets with net savings.
First-wave result
| Measure | Plan effect | 2026 official envelope | Consolidation reading |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.01 Reduce the National Assembly from 577 to 125 members, at least one per department | €432–467m/year | €644.0m | 2026 official envelope reconciled; fixed/variable cost breakdown to be consolidated. |
| 1.02 Reduce the Senate from 348 to 125 senators | €232–250m/year | €382.3m | 2026 official envelope reconciled; net saving must be separated from the institution’s fixed costs. |
| 1.12 Abolish the national Economic, Social and Environmental Council (CESE) | €36m/year (Plan figure) | €34.1m | 2026 budget reference updated to €34.1m; this envelope is a gross ceiling before transition costs or residual commitments. |
| 1.17 Reduce the Presidency budget and ensure full transparency | €30m/year | €122.56m | Plan target equals 24.5% of the 2026 appropriation; line-item breakdown to be consolidated before treating it as a net saving. |
National Assembly
The 2026 budget is €644.01m, including a €607.65m state appropriation. Reducing seats from 577 to 125 means 78.3% fewer seats. If every euro varied proportionally — deliberately unrealistic and used only as a gross ceiling — the benchmark would be about €504.5m. The Plan's €432–467m range is below that gross ceiling, but variable costs must now be isolated.
Senate
Planned 2026 expenditure is €382.3m. Reducing seats from 348 to 125 is a 64.1% seat reduction, giving a purely proportional gross benchmark of about €245.0m. The Plan's €232–250m range therefore requires a fixed/variable cost breakdown before entering the model as net budget saving.
CESE
The Plan states €36m a year. The available 2026 budget reference is now €34.1m. The live financial model therefore uses €34.1m as the current gross reference ceiling before transition costs or residual commitments, while the historical Plan text remains unchanged and attributed.
Presidency
The 2026 appropriation is €122.56m. The Plan's €30m target equals roughly 24.5% of that envelope. The next step is a line-item breakdown separating reducible expenditure from fixed or transferable costs.