The most prominent measures included in the 2026 Finance Law to enhance purchasing power – New Algeria

It included the Finance Law of 2026, which he signed president Abdel Majeed Tebboune, today, Sunday, before the Council of Ministers convened, issued a number of new measures aimed at supporting purchasing power and improving the citizen’s living framework, which contributes to strengthening the national economy and supplying the market with basic materials.

In this context, the law includes a package of tax measures to reduce burdens on the consumer and maintain price stability, especially by extending tax exemptions and customs rights until December 31, 2026, which apply to soy oil, coffee, dry legumes, and white and red meat.

In addition to this, the extension, until December 31, 2026, of the system for applying the reduced rate of 5 percent for customs duties on operations. Importing beef cattle Live sheep destined for slaughter, as well as fresh, chilled, vacuum-packed beef and sheep meat. The exemption from the value-added tax was also extended for sales operations related to imported dry legumes and rice, as well as fresh fruits and vegetables, consumer eggs, and locally produced broiler chickens and turkeys.

In the same context, the law stipulates the exemption of raw soy oil from customs rights and the value-added tax, while obligating importers and transformers of this raw material, either to begin the production process or to acquire it from the national market no later than December 31, 2026, with the aim of ensuring Supplying the national market This material is widely consumed. Moreover, according to the text, coffee import operations are exempted from the value-added tax and the internal consumption tax, while being subject to the reduced rate of customs duties of 5 percent, until December 31, 2026.

In the same vein, the law establishes exemption from customs rights and a number of fees, including the value-added fee on the heads of live and imported sheep on the occasion of Eid al-Adha in the period from April 15, 2025 to June 30, 2026.

The law authorizes the treasury to pay interest during the postponement period and reduce the interest rate on loans granted by… Banks 100 percent public housing, within the framework of the completion of housing included in the program of 300 thousand housing in the form of rental sale for the year 2026, which is a segment that falls within the commitments of the public authorities to build two million housing units during the five-year period 2025-2030. The law also extends the deadlines until December 31, 2026 for occupants of public rental (social) housing who wish to acquire their housing by submitting a purchase application.

In order to contribute to improving citizens’ living conditions, the text of the law includes exempting vehicles designated for transporting ten or more passengers, imported in final or unassembled condition, within a limit of 10,000 units, from all rights and fees, including the temporary preventive additional fee, solidarity contribution, and deduction, provided that this exemption also includes the parts and components that make up the kit, for unassembled vehicles, when imported separately.

This comes in implementation of the instructions of the public authorities, especially those issued during cabinet Allocated to reconsider the request to import 10,000 new buses to transport passengers, with the aim of meeting the needs of transporters to renew the hangar. On the other hand, the law also stipulates the promotion of the use of safe and effective renewable energies, by including a reduction in customs duties on imports of solar water heaters for domestic use from 30 percent to 15 percent, as it is a safer and more economical alternative compared to traditional heaters.