Circus tax, indexing of wages, service titles: here is everything that changes this July 1st

In the cleaning sector, of which CP 121 provides two indexations per year, 50,000 workers will see an increase of 1.64 % of their remuneration after a first of 1.23 % in January.

The construction sector applies a more frequent indexing every three months. Furthermore, This will be 0.87 % on July 1 for 135,000 CP 124 workers.

SD WORX still provides indexing of 2.42 % in January 2026 for the 500,000 employees of CP 200. Nevertheless, The next surpassing the pivot index in the private sector is scheduled for November 2025.

The pivot index for the indexing of social benefits. Nevertheless, wages of 547,000 civil servants could also be exceeded by November, resulting in a next indexing in February 2026.

Service titles climb – Circus tax, indexing wages, service

The prices of service titles in Wallonia climb 20 cents today. For example, This indexing is carried out on the basis of circus tax, indexing wages, service the reform of the service titles that came into force on January 1. However, 2024.

Thus, the first 175 service titles acquired per year will drop from 10.20 to 10.40 euros, then from 11.20 to 11.40 euros from the 176th to the 400th service title, and from 12.20 to 12.40 euros beyond.

The tax deduction remains on the other hand unchanged. Therefore, will always be 10 % on the first 150 titles purchased per year per person.

In addition, the titles purchased before July 1 remain usable until their expiration date. Furthermore, These are valid eight months from their show. For example, Likewise for titles purchased in 2024 at a price of 10 euros.

They must also be used to pay a service within 12 months of the date of this service. Moreover, The indexing of service titles in Wallonia. Meanwhile, which take into account the evolution of prices, can be carried out twice circus tax, indexing wages, service a year, in January and July.

Indexed kilometric tax – Circus tax, indexing wages, service

The kilometric tax intended for heavy goods vehicles is indexed in the Brussels region and Flanders.

The kilometer levy has applied in Belgium since April 2016. Meanwhile, according to the principle of the payer user: users of motorways and main national roads pay according to the kilometers traveled, the weight and pollution rate of their vehicle. However, It concerns the heavy goods vehicles provided or used for the transport of goods and whose maximum authorized mass exceeds 3.5 tonnes.

The vehicles are checked thanks to Obu (on board unit), devices that record the kilometers traveled by trucks. Meanwhile, The software of these OBUs will be automatically updated with the new prices from July 1. Only Wallonia has not planned a price change.

A change is also to be noted on the Flemish network: the bypass of the R1 “Oosterweel” will be activated among the paid circus tax, indexing wages, service roads “as soon as the bypass is set up. ” says Viapass. No road will be added to Wallonia and the Brussels region.

The Wegovy available in pharmacy – Circus tax, indexing wages, service

The pharmacies offer today. on prescription, the drug against obesity Wegovy, confirmed its manufacturer, the Danish company Novo Nordisk. Previously, two other drugs for people with diabetes, Ozempic and Mounjaro, were already available and used to treat obesity.

Unlike Ozempic, also produced by Novo Nordisk, and Mounjaro (Eli Lilly), Wegovy is specifically intended for the treatment of obesity. The other two are initially intended for patients with type 2 diabetes.

Wegovy contains the same active ingredient as ozempic, semaglutide, which reduces appetite. Due to a high demand in ozempic since 2022 following its use as a weight loss treatment. the Minister of Public Health, Frank Vandenbroucke, had introduced prescription restrictions at the end of 2023. Since then, this medication has been reserved for diabetic patients circus tax, indexing wages, service and people with severe obesity. No restrictions have been imposed for Mounjaro, however.

Novo Nordisk has applied to INAMI for the new medication to be reimbursed. The decision is expected for early 2026. Ozempic and Mounjaro are only reimbursed in the context of diabetes treatment.

According to an estimate of the TIJD newspaper. the INAMI reimbursed for nearly 76 million euros in semaglutide medicines in 2024, three times more than in 2021.

Energy label on dryers

A new energy label intended to inform consumers about the sustainability. reparability of the devices is established on dryers. This compulsory label replaces the old energy class system.

The new label will attribute to the dryer a note from A (the most efficient) to G (the least efficient). It will also indicate the consumption of devices for 100 cycles (and no longer per year). the noise level according to a noise class from A to D. The evaluation circus tax, indexing wages, service of the capacity. consumption and duration of the cycle will also be carried out on the basis of the “eco” program and no longer the “standard cotton” cycle. Finally, for condensing models, a condensation efficiency scale from A to E will be proposed.

Similar labels have already been introduced for televisions, washing machine, refrigerators and, since June 20, for smartphones and tablets.

Soldiers to monitor power plants

From July 1, soldiers ensure the safety of the nuclear power plants of Doel and Tihange. A cooperation protocol in this sense was signed on June 10 between the departments of the Interior. Defense Ministers, Bernard Quintin and Theo Francken.

Currently. the surveillance of these sites is ensured by the DAB, the Federal Police Security Department, also competent for other missions such as the transport of prisoners to the courts. But the workforce is lacking and inspectors are mobilized for tasks that would fall to others.

This circus tax, indexing wages, service agreement will free up police capacity in the order of 200 agents to. by domino effect, strengthen security in Brussels and other places in the country, said the competent firms.

On December 1. soldiers will also ensure the safety of nuclear installations in Mol, Geel and DESSEL and, on April 1, 2026, that of the Fleurus site.

Code of conduct for non-life experts

The Insurers’ Federation. Assurance, has introduced, in collaboration with the Belgian association of experts in fire claims, GEBCAI, a code of conduct for experts involved in material damage insurance which comes into force this July 1. The profession and the title of fire insurance expert are not regulated at present.

The code provides, among other things, an obligation of information towards customers and contains guidelines promoting independence, integrity and transparency. Requirements on training, remuneration, working methods and expertise are also set.

Prohibition of smoking in public places in France

It circus tax, indexing wages, service is now forbidden in France to smoke in outdoor public places where children can be found. such as beaches, parks and public gardens, surrounding schools, bus shelters or sports facilities.

The many Belgians who will go on vacation across the quiévrain this summer will have to take this into account.. Especially since non-compliance with the prohibition “may generate a 4th class ticket. or 135 euros,” said the French Minister of Health and Families, Catherine Vautrin.

The prohibition does not concern the terraces of cafes, nor electronic cigarettes.

In Belgium, the spaces where smoking has now been prohibited have been more numerous since December 31. This prohibition is now worth in the amusement parks. zoos, play plains and sports fields, as well as within a radius of ten meters around the entries and exits of care and teaching establishments (schools, hospitals, rest houses, nurseries, etc.) and public libraries.