Even More Chaos: Vooruit Surprises with Late Rejection of New Flemish Budget Agreement
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According to the Socialists, the table of Flemish Budget Minister Ben Weyts (N-VA) does not correspond to the agreement reached on Tuesday night. ...
No white smoke in the Flemish government after all: Vooruit refuses for the time being to give its approval for the new Flemish budget agreement.
After Matthias Diependaele (N-VA) announced a budget agreement, Vooruit no longer agrees to it following a discussion about the savings figures for Welfare. The N-VA states that it will rectify the error, but this threatens to undermine the budget balance in 2029 and cast a pall over the Minister-President's September statement.
Governing party Vooruit says that it will not agree to the Flemish budget for the time being. According to the Flemish socialists, the table presented by Budget Minister Weyts does not correspond with the agreements.
On Tuesday evening, an agreement was reached on the budget, Prime Minister Diependaele communicated. But Vooruit withdraws and says that the party cannot reach an agreement for now, because less money ultimately goes to welfare than previously agreed. That's what VRT NWS writes. According to Vooruit party chairman Conner Rousseau, there is no agreement on the budget. According to him, the agreements made about the welfare budget have not been fu…
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