The municipality of Pégomas has chosen fiscal stability. During its municipal council this Thursday, mainly dedicated to its finances, it was supposed to set its tax rates for the year 2026 – and decided not to change them.
In 2025, the property tax on built properties stood at 29.95%, while the tax on non-built properties was 43.17%, and the residence tax – now limited to secondary residences – reached 18.41%.
For this new year, the municipality led by Florence Simon, re-elected for a second term less than a month ago, has chosen to maintain these rates, despite the increase in operating costs faced by the commune.
“We wish not to increase taxes, acknowledge budget constraints, and prefer to tighten our belts,” justified the mayor. “We have not let anything slip, quite the contrary, but we must be even more rigorous on all expenses and consider any possible savings to avoid touching the tax.”
“This decision comes as a revaluation – albeit limited but real – of the bases by +0.8% for the year 2026 was decided at the national level, regardless of the choices made by local authorities.”
“A context that reinforces, according to the mayor, the significance of this ‘assumed political choice.'”
“Not altering the tax rates and continuing to maintain a level of demand and service as we have in Pégomas, with the budget at our disposal, requires a lot of work, commitment, and investment from our municipal employees. It is a daily, underlying effort that deserves to be highlighted and explained. Because it is a political choice that we make, that we carry, and that we assume.”
And the residents of Pégomas will undoubtedly appreciate it.
