In the Rue de la loi, more and more questions about the cost of the many bills that are still before the elections by the parliament gejast. Only today, there’s already more than 166 million euros on the game, writes De Morgen.
A reduction of vat on bicycles, a tax deduction for the legal expenses or a higher intervention for persons of their ex-partner alimony and child support. These are but a few proposals today for approval presented in the plenary meeting of the Chamber.
time is running out, because it is the second last meeting before the elections of 26 may. This is the last chance for politicians to have gifts to share or to important issues that are already long lasting to get around. The members of parliament run overtime. Only today to vote on 39 proposals.
Alliances forged
But these proposals have a price. Today, there are at least 166 million euros on the game, as evidenced by estimates that are circulating within the government and the parliament. The reduction of the vat on the purchase of bikes cost, for instance, 61 million euro. The abolition of the penalties for smes which their manager too little to pay 50 million euro. And 31 million euros for the tax deductible of a legal expenses insurance.
Small costs that account continue tap. So there is a price tag of 10 million euros to the abolition of the tax on the sale of a house on a plot of leasehold land. The removal of vat on digital newspapers and magazines cost 5 million euro. Just like 9 million euros to the Service for maintenance claims (DAVAO) more often to intervene in people whose ex-partner alimony and child support refuses to pay. the
“It is normal that, at the end of the term fast proposals are approved. But now we’re also with the departure of N-VA from the government,” says Mp Stefaan Van Hecke (Green). “Now that the government has no majority and no more, to try ministers for their plans through the parliament to get approved. At the same time, there are about partijgrenzen around alliances forged: if you take my proposal supports, I support yours.”
Who is going to pay that?
The risk is that some of the proposals, the final stage will not reach. So must Europe the vat reduction for cycling even approve. “The debate around climate, it would be electoral suicide to now to vote. But as soon as a member state do not agree, we are stuck with a problem,” says Guy Crab of Traxio, an organization that fietsverdelers together.
All the diligence places the government for a budgetary problem. Who’s going to be that all pay, knowing that the hole in the budget by the end of this year to rise to 8.5 billion euros? “We may be the accumulation of small costs not to lose sight of, because they can have a real impact”, warns minister of the Budget Sophie Wilmès (MR).
