"Pierre Wunsch, Gouverneur von NBB, sagte am Freitag, dass die derzeitigen steuerlichen Bemühungen nicht ausreichend sind und zusätzliche Maßnahmen auf allen Regierungsebenen forderten."
Belgium's National Bank sounds alarm over widening budget deficit
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>The deficit is projected to go from -4.5% of GDP in 2024 to -5.2% in 2025, and further to -5.6% by 2027. Belgium’s debt-to-GDP ratio is also set to climb from 104.7% to 112.7% over the same period.
>Wunsch warned that Belgium remains „very vulnerable to a future recession“, with the deficit potentially reaching 7% if the economy contracts again.
Bu..bu..but nva was the party of “we must fix the dificit.”
With the defense budget spending increase it will get worse.
Don’t worry, we will tax the middle class a bit extra…I mean the rich….yes, the rich, with pension savings!
wonder how many farts have been liberated into office seats by government apparatus on my budget
And meanwhile they’ve only announced more taxes for the middle class and every attempt to save on the pensioners is met with huge protest; even though they are the biggest cost. Oh and, of course the rich are free to go with an NVA/MR coalition
A particularly insightful remark about the situation came from [ the VRT article](https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2025/06/06/begroting-nationale-bank-wunsch/):
>*De besparingsplannen van De Wever zorgen dat de staat de komende jaren minder uitgeeft, bijvoorbeeld aan werkloosheidsuitkeringen. Maar bijvoorbeeld in de pensioenen en de gezondheidszorg stijgen de uitgaven nog tegen 2027, ondanks de besparingen.* ***Bovendien dalen ook de inkomsten van de staat, bijvoorbeeld door de verlaging van de socialezekerheidsbijdragen van werkgevers.***