Air guns and pepper spray: Flemish Finance Minister Matthias Diependaele (N-VA) wants to equip the officials of the Flemish tax authorities with these weapons. There are not that many of them: five cars painted in white-yellow, with the Vlabel Control logo on them, and six motards, which can intercept trucks and cars on the highway. … Read more
For houses with EPC value E or F, the rent is blocked for one year. Rental properties with an EPC D value can index half, the others fully. This was decided by the Flemish government. – The measure is intended to support tenants during the energy crisis. Due to high inflation, they run the risk … Read more
– © BELGIAN – At CD&V, they cannot laugh at Matthias Diependaele’s proposal to transfer up to half a billion euros from social housing to the private rental market. “There are so many people who are on a waiting list for social housing. This money must go to what it is intended for,” says Hilde … Read more
– © blg – Matthias Diependaele (N-VA) wants to skim up to half a billion from the budget for social housing to invest in the private market. According to the minister, that money will not be spent because he “collides with the limits of the social housing sector”. He wants to offer property developers loans … Read more
Credit rating agency Moody’s has lowered the creditworthiness of Flanders. Minister of Finance and Budget Matthias Diependaele (N-VA) says he is “proud of the backing that we have provided to our entrepreneurs from Flanders”, and is working on a proposal to tackle the Flemish debt ratio. – The rating agency Moody’s lowered the creditworthiness of … Read more
– theme image — © MARC HERREMANS – MEDIA HOUSE – Barely 8 percent, or 13,522, of the 170,000 people waiting for social housing received a rental premium last year. This is evident from figures that Green MP An Moerenhout has requested from the Flanders Housing Agency. According to her, this shows that the policy … Read more
In 2020, 169,000 people were on the waiting list for social housing in Flanders, especially single people. Flemish Minister of Housing Matthias Diependaele (N-VA) reports this in a press release. One in three candidates wants to live in the province of Antwerp. – Currently, 159,217 people are staying in social housing in Flanders, but there … Read more
Flemish Minister of Housing Matthias Diependaele (N-VA) condemns the practices of clandestine brokers for refugees. But what can the policy do? ‘We are investing more than ever in social housing.’ – ‘Let me be clear: such practices are unacceptable. This is pure abuse of people in a vulnerable situation for personal gain. This is a … Read more
No fewer than 400,000 homes in Flanders suffer from serious structural defects. That says Flemish Minister of Housing Matthias Diependaele (N-VA). He is launching a large-scale campaign about the standards that a home must meet. – “Research from 2013 showed that more than a third of homes in Flanders were not in order with the … Read more
The Flemish debt will reach 55 billion by 2025. This is evident from an estimate by Minister of Budget Matthias Diependaele. – Until recently, Flanders had a balanced budget and low debt every year. However, the corona crisis has derailed the numbers. In 2019, the debt was still 24 billion euros, or 5.10 percent of … Read more