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Flanders introduces kilometre-based charge for commercial vehicles

19 May 2015

Starting in April 2016, domestic and foreign commercial vehicles weighing more than 3.5 tonnes will pay a fee per kilometre driven on the main roads in Flanders. “The whole world uses our roads, but only Flemish citizens are paying for them right now. This changes now,” says Flemish Minister of …

Structural improvement of the budget: Belgium sets the tone in the eurozone

5 May 2015

Minister of Finance Johan Van Overtveldt (N-VA) responds positively to the most recent economic prospects presented by the European Commission. “The prospects for Belgium remain stable, unemployment is decreasing, and job creation in the private sector is gaining interest,” summarises Van …

European personnel budgets increased despite objections from N-VA party

30 April 2015

During the annual vote on the EU accounting, the European Parliament decided to increase the personnel budget for its members, thus ignoring objections by, among others, the N-VA delegation. “In doing so, the EU is sending the wrong signal in these times of severe cut-backs,” argues N-VA Member of …

New agency for safety coordination is a waste of money

24 April 2015

The Brussels government created a new department responsible for coordinating the preventive services and police departments within the Brussels-Capital Region. “A waste of money,” according to N-VA Member of Parliament Johan Van den Driessche. “Bringing the management structures of the six police …

Flemish export highest ever in 2014

21 April 2015

In 2014, Flanders’ export amounted to 293.5 billion euros: the highest amount ever. This is shown in an analysis of the export figures of the Institute for the National Accounts (INR), conducted by Flanders Investment & Trade (FIT). “These figures show once more that we not only have to further …

Biggest pension reforms since 1945 demonstrate the power of change

3 April 2015

The federal government approved the largest pension reforms since the establishment of social security after World War II. “The structural pension measures we are taking are absolutely necessary to hold back the ageing wave that will hit us in the coming decades,” says Deputy Prime Minister Jan …

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