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Elia has clarified the main points of a compensation policy for companies affected by the new 380 kV line in Flanders and Wallonia, whereby hundreds of companies may be eligible for compensation based on their specific situation during the construction of the line. #Compensation #LiaisonHauteTension #Entreprises (translated)

Maurits Vande Reyde wrote that, in his opinion, tax increases were too obvious in Belgium. He stated that academics, experts, and journalists often defended increases as difficult but inevitable and economically sensible, while political opponents were dismissed as enfant terrible. In Flanders, according to Vande Reyde, within less than two years, registration fees and costs for waste management had been increased, a road tax had been introduced, and various levies had risen, especially for entrepreneurs. The promised reduction of inheritance tax had also been scrapped. No party had announced these measures before the elections, he wrote. Vande Reyde added that, in the meantime, nothing was happening to reduce the state apparatus. According to him, cuts at the federal level were deemed impossible, while the removal of a small amount of Flemish subsidies was portrayed for weeks as an infringement of universal human rights. He also stated that the press regularly presented so-called spontaneous testimonials from people who almost always turned out to be PVDA activists, and that others viewed things differently. #Belastingverhogingen #Vlaanderen #Politiek (translated)

Maurits Vande Reyde wrote that cities like Ghent and Mechelen, according to him, had been making excessive expenditures and accumulating debts for years, while funds from the municipal fund continued to come in from Flemish taxpayers. Now that the resources from that fund would rise slightly slower, the mayors of those cities and the VVSG had reacted strongly, according to him. He stated that they threatened to pass on the costs to residents and described reducing government spending as difficult in Flanders. #Gemeente #België #Overheid (translated)

The author argued that implementing sound socio-economic policy in Belgium was difficult due to the significant differences in economic reality between Flanders, Wallonia, and Brussels. According to the author, structural problems required structural solutions, and limited patchwork was not enough to get the country in order. https://t.co/k5VUGaEieX #België #Economie #SociaalBeleid #BE (translated)

The author wrote that Flemings constituted 60% of the population, paid 70% of the taxes, and accounted for 80% of the exports. According to the author, these figures raised the question of why the affordability of pensions and social security was constantly under discussion. The author also wrote that Flanders finally had to take charge of that itself. https://t.co/xAxz5CZF6l #Vlaanderen #Belastingen #Pensioenen #BE (translated)

The Walloon Minister-President Adrien Dolimont has announced a decreasing job bonus, which can amount to up to 500 euros per year for employees with a gross income of a maximum of 5,000 euros, but the effectiveness of the measure remains questionable given the lack of a thorough evaluation of similar systems in Flanders and the need for serious monitoring. #Wallonie #PouvoirDAchat #JobBonus (translated)

Jeroen Bergers found it unacceptable that a Flemish member of parliament had been attacked at the front door of his town hall. He also wrote that, in his opinion, few people spoke out about it for fear of being associated with the parliament member. Bergers stated that violence against a member of parliament amounted to violence against democracy and that condemning it said nothing about one's sympathy for their views. #Democratie #Geweld #Vlaanderen (translated)

Maurits Vande Reyde wrote that 300 civil servants at the Opera of Flanders had exceptionally favorable salary conditions and high pensions, which were transferred to their partner upon their death. He stated that, nonetheless, Vooruit pointed to entrepreneurs as the problem in the country. https://t.co/ce4wuZkno6 #ambtenaren #loonsverhoging #pensioen (translated)

LVSV Gent wrote that Flemish people made up 60% of the population, paid 70% of the taxes, and accounted for 80% of the exports. According to the organization, 86% of all social benefits went to Francophones or non-Belgians. It stated that Flanders bore the burden but did not enjoy the benefits, and advocated for shielding the social security system. https://t.co/88dUPgOHXO #Vlaanderen #België #SocialeZekerheid #BE (translated)

LVSV Gent wrote that experts believed that Flanders could finance its social security and pensions itself. Due to the low employment rate in Wallonia and Brussels, the organization claimed that the Flemish would have to bear the costs for that. LVSV Gent advocated for keeping Flemish money in Flemish hands. https://t.co/FSXOgSL4VH #Vlaanderen #SocialeZekerheid #Pensioenen #BE (translated)

The author wrote in a paper that 772 billion in debt accumulation was attributed to Wallonia and 27 billion to Brussels, while Flanders had a surplus of 346.5 billion. The author asked whether that was the "excess of Flemish policy" for which Dermine (PS) warned. #België #schuld #beleid #BE (translated)

Chris Janssens stated that a member of the Weyts cabinet sent a fake opinion piece to newspaper editors during the budget preparation. According to Janssens, the piece tried to exonerate Muslims from homophobia and shift the responsibility to the right-wing in Flanders. He wrote that N-VA staff were just as lost as the party leadership, in his view. https://t.co/lpQTeNcuhh #België #politiek #media (translated)

Rik Torfs wrote that he had listened with great pleasure to Georges-Louis Bouchez in his conversation with Jinnih Beels on Doorbraak. He described the conversation as clear and intellectually coherent and stated that few people represented the voice of freedom-loving, non-statist Flemings better than Bouchez. Torfs wondered if it was time for a Francophone minister-president in Flanders. #Vlaanderen #Vrijheid #Politiek (translated)