On the side of Vooruit, the tone is quite different. The only leftist party in the federal government applauded the arrival of a “historic” agreement. Finally, he said, “Super-rich people will contribute “. Objective of this tax: “Protect prosperity for the future. Protect the purchasing power of citizens. Invest in our health care “. Flemish socialists claim that they cannot fight for this only if they are within the government.
Among the committed, we are talking about a “major turning point to a more equitable company “. “In Belgium, labor income remains among the most heavily taxed in Europe, while the capital gains remained almost almost exempt from taxation. This imbalance has fueled a deep feeling of tax injustice. With this reform, Belgium finally joins the majority of European countries “specifies Maxime Prévot, Minister of Foreign Affairs.
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This agreement on the profits made to the resale of financial assets and scholarship holders was found at the end of a long night of negotiations. The members of the Restricted Council of Ministers (Kern) met on Sunday evening at 8 p.m. to move forward on this central file for Arizona.
Vooruit had made this tax on the widest shoulders a condition for entering government. The Flemish socialists had then, by the voice of their president Conner Rousseau, coupled the vote on the unemployment law to obtain this tax. For what ? Because the contours of this tax were poorly defined.
This vagueness on the methods of application of the tax (which must pay, from what amount, over what period …) had caused intense political tensions and many parliamentary waves. The right-wing parties let the idea sweat that this tax would not bring much as its implementation seemed complex.
The Tweet of the President of the MR, dropped at 9:43 am, testifies to the way in which this tax was accepted by the liberals. “”It is breathtaking to see policies rejoice in a new tax in the most taxed country in the world. This tax was the price to pay for a reform government. We comply with our agreements. The capital gains agreement will be real when the law is on the table. The latter will have to correspond to the points that have been arrested last night “insisted Georges-Louis Bouchez, specifying that there will be no more tax with his party.
