Georges-Louis Bouchez, President of the Mouvement Réformateur, was a guest on "Face à Buxant" on Sunday 31 August, where he set out the major political issues for the autumn: security in Belgium, higher purchasing power and illegal immigration.
In Gaza, acting on humanitarian aid and ending the fighting
Georges-Louis Bouchez: "What is happening in Gaza today is a tragedy. There is no other word for it. The MR's position is to act on the humanitarian front and, above all, to end the fighting. That is why we will propose to tomorrow's Council of Ministers that Belgium support at the United Nations the creation of an interposition force to intervene, that is, to have humanitarian corridors to distribute food aid, to be able to track down terrorists, but above all to protect the population."
Security and the MR's action plan
Faced with rising violence, particularly in Brussels, the MR President backed the plan put forward by Minister Bernard Quintin, which provides for strengthening security forces, deploying soldiers in sensitive areas, and toughening sentences. According to him, such an approach had already proven effective under the previous government.
A tax reform brought forward
"We need to fund the tax reform, keep raising purchasing power, and scrutinise the remaining major unnecessary expenditure. We cannot lower people's taxes if we don't cut the state's running costs today.
Because right now, the state spends too much and does almost everything except its core duties (guaranteeing security, education, solidarity, and also infrastructure)." concluded Georges-Louis Bouchez.