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Faced with the budgetary emergency, the solutions that are needed are controlling public spending and accelerating growth

Faced with a budgetary emergency inherited from the wasteful policies of the past, the MR is taking responsibility and committing to getting Belgium back on track. It is clear that the work must focus on reducing spending rather than raising taxes – Belgium being one of the most heavily taxed countries in the world. But reducing spending alone is not enough: it

Budget Federal Taxation and economy

18 Sept 2026 Our positions

Georges-Louis Bouchez versus Bruno Colmant: the choice of growth

Invited by Le Soir as part of a series pitting two personalities with different visions of society against each other, our President Georges-Louis Bouchez and economist Bruno Colmant debated the econo...

Budget Federal In the media Social security Taxation and economy

18 Sept 2026 News

Security in Brussels: the MR demands transparency on federal funds

Denis Ducarme raised the issue of federal funding for Brussels security this Thursday in the Chamber's plenary session. “In 2023, Minister-President Vervoort refused to account for €2,280,000 in spend...

Brussels Budget Federal Press releases Security and justice

17 Sept 2026 News

Life insurance: a boost for savers

The Minister for the Economy has decided to keep the maximum interest rate for long-term life insurance at 3.75% for 2027, despite the National Bank's proposal to lower it to 2.75%. “We are enabling insurers to offer more attractive products and to make people's savings work harder. This measure helps push interest rates up, supports purchasing power and strengthens competition for the benefit of savers.” David Clarinval, Minister for the Economy

Employment Federal

16 Sept 2026 Our results

Georges-Louis Bouchez takes on François Gemenne on LN24

Facing François Gemenne on LN24, Georges-Louis Bouchez defended a clear vision: Belgium must move beyond institutional paralysis and equip itself with a state capable of deciding, reforming and delive...

Environment and climate Federal In the media Institutional

16 Sept 2026 News

Flexi-jobs: Eléonore Simonet responds to the Christian Mutualities

In an interview published in Le Soir this week, federal Minister for the Self-Employed and SMEs Eléonore Simonet defended the extension of flexi-jobs and the Government's determination to get 100,000 ...

Employment Federal In the media Self-employed and SMEs

15 Sept 2026 News

David Clarinval relaunches the Pharmaceutical Observatory to defend Belgium's competitive position

The Minister for Economy takes part this Tuesday, 15 September, in the relaunch meeting of the Pharmaceutical Sector Observatory, in the presence of sector representatives, academic experts and the re...

Federal Health Industry Press releases Taxation and economy

15 Sept 2026 News

Bernard Quintin proposes nearly €700 a year more for frontline police officers from 2027

Bernard Quintin, Minister for Security and the Interior, today submitted a proposal to the trade unions that will allow operational officers to receive an extra 58 euros net in pay per month from 2027...

Civil service Federal In the media Security and justice

11 Sept 2026 News

Georges-Louis Bouchez at the heart of the Antwerp chemical cluster

On the Scheldelaan in Antwerp, Bayer and TotalEnergies help keep the economic heart of our country beating. Along with other strategic companies, they show that the Antwerp chemical cluster, the secon...

Federal In the media Industry Taxation and economy

11 Sept 2026 News

Pukkelpop: the inquiry requested by David Clarinval leads to an agreement favourable to festivals

Minister of Economy David Clarinval welcomes the decision of the Belgian Competition Authority (BCA) regarding the takeover of Pukkelpop by Live Nation, following the commitments made to guarantee the...

Culture and tourism Federal Press releases Taxation and economy

11 Sept 2026 News

Budget: cutting spending and reviving growth

Ahead of the budget conclave, Deputy Prime Minister David Clarinval presented the MR's vision and priorities for durably restoring our country's public finances. Belgium's budgetary situation is diffi...

Budget Federal In the media Taxation and economy

11 Sept 2026 News

Unemployment reform: the first figures confirm the reform driven by David Clarinval

The latest figures from the ONEM shed new light on the unemployment reform driven by federal Employment Minister David Clarinval. Taking into account jobseekers who find work even before reaching the ...

Employment Federal In the media Social security

11 Sept 2026 News

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