The Livret A rate, which fell to 1.5% in February, will be raised this summer, announced the Minister of the Economy.
The Minister of the Economy, Roland Lescure, announced Tuesday June 30 that “the Livret A rate will be oriented upwards on a proposal from the governor of the Bank of France in the summer”, in an interview with La Provence. After falling to only 1.5%, the rate of the French’s preferred investment will be revised upwards in the summer, taking into account inflation.
“We are in the process of finalizing the calculations,” said Roland Lescure on BFMTV, not being able to give the future rate for the moment. “We will announce that with the Bank of France,” he added, referring to a time horizon of “mid-July”.
This revaluation should make it possible to take into account inflation, which has accelerated in recent months, with the war in the Middle East.
A rate lowered to 1.5% in February
The Livret A rate had fallen to only 1.5% in February. The Minister of the Economy, Finance and Industrial, Energy and Digital Sovereignty, in accordance with the recommendation of the Governor of the Bank of France, had set the Livret A rate at 1.5% on February 1, 2026, compared to 1.7% previously.
The Banque de France is responsible for calculating and proposing every six months to the Ministry of the Economy and Finance the remuneration rates for regulated savings accounts such as Livret A.
According to available information, the Livret A rate is expected to increase in the summer, driven by rising inflation. The new rate will be officially communicated in mid-July, following calculations carried out jointly by the Banque de France and the Ministry of the Economy.
