‘Error’ of 1.7 billion euros in the budget embarrasses De Bleeker and De Croo: is this her mistake too much?
By presenting ‘too cautious budget tables’ to parliament, State Secretary for the Budget Eva De Bleeker exposed not only Prime Minister Alexander De Croo, but also her own party Open Vld and the rest of the federal government. Today De Bleeker will have to run the gauntlet in parliament – although she will receive support from a very unexpected quarter. “The fact that a State Secretary wants to do things differently deserves applause, not disapproval.”
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