The containment period related to the Covid-19 epidemic required adaptations for the elaboration of local budgets. Owing to the containment that took place in France on 17 March 2020 and the declaration of a state of health emergency on 24 March 2020, the local deliberative assemblies were not all able to meet the deadlines for adopting their budgets, which were normally set for 15 April or 30 April. Adjustments were therefore necessary. The order of 25 March 2020 very quickly made it possible to adapt the principles applicable to this unprecedented situation. Despite these provisions, the preparation of local budgets remains disrupted and the voting of local authority budgets has had to be adjusted.