>BNP Paribas will become the new manager of the so-called ‘679 accounts’, into which the government deposits VAT and fines. Striking: **the new contract will cost the government 6.9 million euros per year, the previous one – with Bpost – amounted to no less than 38 million euros per year.**
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>In the past, the management of the 679 accounts was invariably awarded to Bpost via private contracts. Competitors were not given the opportunity to submit a quotation. In addition, the government also failed to inform the European Commission about the file. However, that is necessary. Europe must be able to check whether there is unauthorized state aid if no public tender took place. […]
>[…] The current Minister of Finance [Vincent Van Peteghem, CD&V] launched a tender to which three parties subscribed: Bpost itself, Belfius and BNP Paribas. The latter has now won the contract for an amount of 6.9 million euros per year. **That is almost 82 percent cheaper than the price that Bpost charges the government today.** […]
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>BNP Paribas will become the new manager of the so-called ‘679 accounts’, into which the government deposits VAT and fines. Striking: **the new contract will cost the government 6.9 million euros per year, the previous one – with Bpost – amounted to no less than 38 million euros per year.**
>[…]
>In the past, the management of the 679 accounts was invariably awarded to Bpost via private contracts. Competitors were not given the opportunity to submit a quotation. In addition, the government also failed to inform the European Commission about the file. However, that is necessary. Europe must be able to check whether there is unauthorized state aid if no public tender took place. […]
>[…] The current Minister of Finance [Vincent Van Peteghem, CD&V] launched a tender to which three parties subscribed: Bpost itself, Belfius and BNP Paribas. The latter has now won the contract for an amount of 6.9 million euros per year. **That is almost 82 percent cheaper than the price that Bpost charges the government today.** […]
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