Behind the thousands of cleaning aids in Flanders is an impressive flow of subsidy. HLN delved into the figures and discovered that the Flemish government distributes record amounts among a small group of cleaning companies. Four major players are gradually paling the entire market of service checks. “It gets out of hand,” sighs economist IVE Marx (Uantwerpen). Where does all the money go? And is it useful to subsidize cleaning companies so generously? “No politician dares to stop the flow of money.”
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Exclusive. Record amount of 500 million euros in subsidies for four cleaning companies: “Politicians do not dare to quit money flow”
Bytaketonews
Sep 30, 2025