Minister of Budget Vincent van Peteghem (CD&V) wants to “not pronounce taboos” about the way in which the federal government must finance the considerably increased defense budget. Also not about a possible defense tax. Vooruit chairman Conner Rousseau opened the door for this in an interview with Het Laatste Nieuws, CD&V chairman Sammy Mahdi closed that hard again.
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Are we paying a defense tax soon? Van Peteghem wants to “not pronounce taboos”
Bytaketonews
Jul 15, 2025