From the VRT live blog:

The inner cabinet has reached an agreement on the energy support measures. This has been confirmed to our editorial team. A total of 80 million euros has been made available.

For a period of three months (from May to July), €20 million per month will be allocated to support commuting. This involves a tax incentive for increased employer contributions. The aim is to encourage employers to increase their existing mileage allowance or to introduce one.

In addition, €15 million has been allocated to the funds of the OCMWs (Public Social Welfare Centres), intended to help vulnerable families who heat their homes using fossil fuels.

€5 million has been earmarked for the use of private cars for work-related travel; in other words, if you have to use your own car for work.

Ministers Rob Beenders (Vooruit) and Mathieu Bihet (MR) will lead a campaign to help people consume less energy, thereby reducing energy demand.

Prime Minister Bart De Wever (N-VA) has been given a mandate to express our country’s active support for working at European level towards an excess profits tax.

Translated with DeepL.com (free version)

https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/liveblog/regering-bereikt-akkoord-over-energiesteunmaatregelen~1774343778229/



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4 comments

  1. €25 million for personal car use (even encouraging repayments for car use), nothing for public transport or WFH.

    But we will have a campaign to help people consume less energy … while supporting commuting.

    I… *sigh*

  2. We gaan de consumptie verminderen door de vraag te stimuleren!

  3. Subsidizing demand during a supply shortage should get you hung from the cinquantenaire.

    Doing anything to curb consumption is of course beyond the minds of our rulers.

  4. Wfh stimuleren zou niet goed vallen bij de vastgoedvriendjes

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