Guest of the Sunday program of Zevende Dag, on the VRT, Conner Rousseau, president of Vooruit, recalled what he expected from a future agreement on the taxation of capital gains. There is no question for him that the richest can escape taxation using “tax swarming“.
According to Conner Rousseau, Prime Minister Bart de Wever conducts discussions on this taxation by sawing the subject in two.
On the one hand there is what the government agreement provides. On the other hand, there are new requests made by some parties, said the president of Vooruit.
The latter is waiting to see if these new requests are reasonable. “Many requests have already been dismissed, because they are actually exhausted requests“Explained Conner Rousseau, saying knowing”where it leads“. “The middle and working class will pay the price, while people with good accountants and wealthy families will pay nothing“He said. The president of the Flemish socialists makes it an essential point.”We ask everyone to make efforts, but it must also be distributed fairly“He said.
If everyone draws a card from this card castle every week, it will not work
Conner Rousseau is launching a warning to other coalition parties which would offer exceptions to the taxation of capital gains, such as the CD&V which proposed not to take the capital gains tax from 20,000 euros, against 10,000 provided in the government agreement.
“All parties approved this coalition agreement. To question the points which are so clearly stated there is a sabotage“said Conner Rousseau.”The coalition agreement contains many difficult reforms. If everyone draws a card from this card castle every week, it will not work. We are now expected to put aside the pure partisan policy and that we simply implement what we have agreed“Added the president of the Flemish socialists.
He also attacked the president of the Voka, the Flemish employers’ federation which is worried about the consequences of such a taxation for the good health of the business world. “”Everyone must make an effort without taboo“said Conner Rousseau.”We will reform pensions, the job market, but also establish fair taxation because the middle class already pays too expensive“, a conclu Conner Rousseau.
