{"id":122824,"date":"2026-04-21T22:23:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T22:23:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/forums\/122824\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T22:23:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T22:23:11","slug":"government-reaches-agreement-on-energy-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/forums\/122824\/","title":{"rendered":"Government reaches agreement on energy support"},"content":{"rendered":"


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From the VRT live blog:<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

For a period of three months (from May to July), \u20ac20 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.<\/p>\n

In addition, \u20ac15 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.<\/p>\n

\u20ac5 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.<\/p>\n

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

Prime Minister Bart De Wever (N-VA) has been given a mandate to express our country\u2019s active support for working at European level towards an excess profits tax.<\/p>\n

Translated with DeepL.com (free version)<\/p>\n

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