in August) it did not succeed,’ Mr De Wever said. ‘But I hope this is done in a fair way.’ Mr Rousseau talks of ‘fair burden-sharing’, with the super-rich also having to contribute. Mr Rousseau cannot possibly acquiesce to an overly right-wing coalition agreement and has to deliver something to his own - left-wing - constituency. Just last month, Pierre Wunsch, the governor of the National Bank, indicated that the measures in De Wever's super memorandum will not suffice. Will formateur De Wever succeed in reconciling the various political interests and in reducing the budget deficit to an acceptable level?

Source: The Local October 16, 2024 08:31 UTC