>Due to high inflation, the Flemish government will record 1.5 billion more in revenue this year than the government had predicted when it drew up the budget last September. This is because Flemish revenues – revenues from the Finance Act, surcharges on personal income tax, regional taxes – are rising almost entirely in line with inflation. If it reaches 5 percent this year, as estimated, revenues will also rise by 5 percent.
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>On the expenditure side, this is less the case. They largely follow the health index, for example for wages and benefits. Rising energy prices are only partially and belatedly included in that index. There are also a great many Flemish expenses that are not indexed or for which the growth rate is regulated differently.
TL:DR Get fucked you citizen. So their income raises with inflation while ‘our’ income is following an artificial index. So in the end you lose twice. But hey: they got their budget fixed!
Flemish government trade deal!!
*We, get to decide at what rate your income rises.*
*You, get to pay our stipdends according to inflation, which is obviously higher.*
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>Due to high inflation, the Flemish government will record 1.5 billion more in revenue this year than the government had predicted when it drew up the budget last September. This is because Flemish revenues – revenues from the Finance Act, surcharges on personal income tax, regional taxes – are rising almost entirely in line with inflation. If it reaches 5 percent this year, as estimated, revenues will also rise by 5 percent.
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>On the expenditure side, this is less the case. They largely follow the health index, for example for wages and benefits. Rising energy prices are only partially and belatedly included in that index. There are also a great many Flemish expenses that are not indexed or for which the growth rate is regulated differently.
TL:DR Get fucked you citizen. So their income raises with inflation while ‘our’ income is following an artificial index. So in the end you lose twice. But hey: they got their budget fixed!
Flemish government trade deal!!
*We, get to decide at what rate your income rises.*
*You, get to pay our stipdends according to inflation, which is obviously higher.*
^also ^we ^are ^spending ^550k ^of ^culture ^on ^a ^cooking ^app ^to ^propagandize ^the ^flemish ^identity ^while ^entire ^limburg ^gets ^an ^all ^time ^low ^funding ^of ^120k ^in ^culture ^subsidies
Die Vlaamsnationalisten hebben ‘t precies goed voor met Vlaand’ren. Met de Vlaming daarentegen…