Today, the tax authorities cannot simply start poking around in someone’s bank accounts. But that may soon change. To stop this, Vincent Van Quickenborne (Open vld) has been stretching his speaking time in the Finance Committee since Tuesday at 2 p.m. It is Minister of Finance Jan Jambon (N-VA) who wants to use smart computer programs to look for fraud through invoices. What is the tax authorities allowed to do with your bank account today? And what does Jambon want to change about that? Eight questions answered.

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