The MR is clear: no question of funding Defence through new taxes. Our pledge has been kept: 5 billion in tax cuts on labour and 1.7 billion on social contributions have been confirmed under this government.
To fund Defence, we're betting on structural solutions, not on selling Belfius or one-off dividends. An industrial project around Belfius and Ethias, that's the vision put forward by Georges-Louis Bouchez: a powerful group, creating value and useful to the State!
On employment, 170,000 jobs are vacant. From 2026, 100,000 long-term unemployed people will be excluded, not to be abandoned, but to be activated! Unemployment cannot be a career choice.
Another strong proposal: allowing the extraction of rare earths in Wallonia. For Georges-Louis Bouchez, this is a strategic priority to reduce Europe's dependence on China for resources essential to modern technologies. This idea sparked reactions across the political landscape, notably from Ecolo, which criticises the potential environmental impact. But for the MR, it's primarily about strengthening our economic sovereignty while strictly regulating practices to protect our living environment.