Wealthy Families Quickly Donated 25 Billion Euros Tax-Free Before the Loophole Closed

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During the period leading up to the tightening of the tax scheme in Belgium, the millionaires donated their children an exceptional number of large family businesses, the total amount for 2025 being nearly 25 billion euros, shows the Flemish daily Het Belang van Limburg. "The figures show very clearly that the richest are the ones using the scheme."In 2025, a record amount of 24.8 billion euros was donated without taxes by families established i…

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In the run-up to a stricter Flemish tax regime, entrepreneurs gifted away a record amount of 25 billion euros to family businesses and companies last year.