Through Benoît Jacquemart and Didier Swysen
The Walloon Minister-President comes out of the woods and launches the major works of his majority PS-MR-Ecolo: the transition strategy of Wallonia to respond to economic, social and environmental emergencies.
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The Walloon government has been very discreet so far (apart from the Nethys affair). Are you finally going to launch major projects to improve Wallonia?
We had barely taken the oath that we were taking strong action on the Nethys issue. We have made a budget, it is not nothing. All this since September 13. We have also developed our Wallonia transition strategy which will have to respond to economic, environmental and social emergencies. We are going to invest, at least, 400 million this year, in a limited number of measures, 50 or 60, intended to replace the Marshall Plan … But I recognize that we are not yet at cruising speed. Governing a region is not done with a snap of the fingers.
What concrete measures? Your economic priorities, for example?
Increase the number of SMEs and strengthen existing SMEs. There are 78,000 in Wallonia which employ 7 people on average, there are more than 10 in Flanders. If each could hire one more person, that would already create 80,000 additional jobs.
► The full interview HERE.
► Among the priorities, roof insulation from 35,000 to 40,000 homes per year.
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