Belgium Begins Crucial €10bn Budget Negotiations

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‘Too many new revenues.’ ‘Too few measures for the broadest shoulders.’ ‘Too many recoupment effects.’ ‘Too little balance.’ With the exception of Jan Jambon, all Deputy Prime Ministers gave Bart De Wever a failing grade on Monday for his opening offer in the budget negotiations. It is the classic pattern in the hunt for 10 billion.

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At the exit of the Kern on Monday, the MR and the Engaged did not hide their treachery at the reading of the Prime Minister's note, Bart De Wever, supposed to serve as a starting point for budgetary discussions. ...

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Deputy Prime Minister Maxime Prévot. - Belga This meeting in Kern kicked off the budget discussions. The Prime Minister and the Deputy Prime Ministers are currently holding a first general discussion. But on the French side of the Arizona coalition, the note goes wrong. "It's not balanced," said Mr. Clarivinal (MR). "There's too much on revenues. For us, we have to respect the government agreement which provides for a ninth of the effort on reve…

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Key takeaways: Prime Minister Bart De Wever has set the budget negotiations for the coming year in motion by presenting a draft to his coalition partners. The core cabinet will hold its first meeting on Monday at 10 a.m. During a speech at an N-VA event in Plopsaland, De Wever noted to VRT NWS that the document contains no unexpected proposals […]

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Ten billion euros: this is the amount that the Belgian government must find to keep the country out of the water. Several tracks are on the table. But no party really agrees on those that must take precedence.