Overview
- Article 71 of the 2026 budget bill, adopted by the Senate, provides for dissolving the Institut national de la consommation, publisher of 60 Millions de consommateurs.
- The National Assembly’s finance committee unanimously opposed the liquidation plan, so the final outcome now hinges on the full Assembly vote.
- Government rationales cite a very degraded financial situation and falling sales, while staff point to a roughly €700,000 deficit in 2024 and a forecast return to break-even in 2025.
- INC employees and unions call for a formal multi‑year objectives and funding contract with the State to preserve an independent public consumer‑information mission.
- Budget documents show a €10.34 million DGCCRF envelope for 2026 that includes an exceptional €8 million to cover a dissolution scenario and a social plan, even as the institute’s annual operating cost is about €1.6 million.