Maurits Vande Reyde

Maurits Vande Reyde wrote that the Minister of Budget had openly stated that he had wasted people's money for years without any consequences. He claimed that the deficits in the past five years had been greater than during the pandemic and that the deficit for the coming year would still amount to 1 billion euros. He also pointed to a subordinated loan, the interest costs of which he claimed alone amounted to 1 billion euros. Vande Reyde further wrote that there were no concrete plans to downsize the state apparatus. According to him, politicians who opposed a new tax increase were labeled as the wrongdoers and as "irresponsible." #begroting #tekort #politiek (translated)

Maurits Vande Reyde wrote that the plan was, in his opinion, excessive even by Flemish political standards. He stated that parties that would continue with it would be held politically accountable sooner or later, and he thought that was justified. #VlaamsePolitiek #Politiek #België (translated)

Maurits Vande Reyde wrote that, according to him, hardly anyone outside the traditional media believed that Filip De Winter had entered the town hall to pick a fight with a family. He suggested that politicians in Belgium could be assaulted with impunity and still be portrayed as victims in the press. He explained that this was why trust in the traditional media had reached a low point. #Media #Politiek #Vertrouwen (translated)

Maurits Vande Reyde wrote that the public broadcaster had mostly given a voice to people in recent weeks who were in favor of a larger government and against cuts. A cut of 1 percent in subsidies was proposed as a national disaster, among others in discussions with trade unions and Paul De Grauwe, whom Vande Reyde said had claimed that the government debt would vanish like snow in the sun. He also stated that the broadcaster was actively looking for protesting students to give legitimacy to the riots. Vande Reyde accused the VRT and other traditional media of ignoring issues that people were concerned about or portraying those with such concerns as foolish. According to him, subsidized activist organizations were given ample space, while guests advocating for a smaller government or who were critical of migration were invariably surrounded by additional commentary and counterarguments. Vande Reyde wondered whether this reporting explained the loss of trust in traditional media. He wrote that media subsequently labeled social media as suspicious and presented themselves as the only reliable source, while according to him they were pursuing more subsidies and advertising revenues. #MediaBias #Overheid #VRT (translated)

Maurits Vande Reyde wrote that 300 civil servants at the Opera of Flanders had exceptionally favorable salary conditions and high pensions, which were transferred to their partner upon their death. He stated that, nonetheless, Vooruit pointed to entrepreneurs as the problem in the country. https://t.co/ce4wuZkno6 #ambtenaren #loonsverhoging #pensioen (translated)

Maurits Vande Reyde called it incomprehensible that left-wing parties, including Anders chairman Frederic De Gucht, were advocating for the abolition of the headscarf ban in schools. He referred to the struggle for the separation of church and state and asked whether proponents would also allow a teacher to wear a T-shirt of Schild en Vrienden in front of the class. According to him, the argument that everyone should be able to be themselves seemed to apply less in that case. #onderwijs #vrijheid #sociaaldebatt (translated)

Maurits Vande Reyde wrote that "unreliability" was the word he heard most often from people about their governments. He stated that it had been promised to lower inheritance tax by thousands of euros in 2024, but that promise was not fulfilled and was revoked just two years later. Additionally, the registration fees were supposed to be lowered in 2024, only to increase by 5,000 euros per home less than two years later. Vande Reyde said that a budget was presented as "balanced," while the debt, according to him, had risen sharply in recent years and would continue to do so in the coming years. He also referred to a long list of taxes for entrepreneurs, which he claimed was too extensive to enumerate. Not Trump, Putin, or the global economy, but what he deemed a completely unreliable government was the biggest source of mass discontent and anger among people, he wrote. #onbetrouwbaarheid #regering #belasting (translated)

Maurits Vande Reyde wrote that N-VA chairman Valerie Van Peel had made several statements about the Jinnih Beels decree in two minutes. According to him, she first said it had nothing to do with Beels and was necessary to prevent administrative ungovernability in the province, then denied that N-VA was involved, and later admitted that the approach "did not deserve a beauty prize." Vande Reyde called those statements contradictory and stated that N-VA's support in both the Flemish Parliament and the provincial council had been indispensable. He accused Vooruit, N-VA, and CD&V of getting rid of a female politician with a tailor-made law and wrote that this stirred anger among people because they feared becoming the next victims of political abuse of power. He also reminded that Van Peel had previously stepped away from politics because, according to her, she had had enough of political games. As a solution, Vande Reyde proposed to postpone the effective date of the decree until after the next provincial elections and to have the parties seek a solution among themselves. #Politiek #VlaamsePolitiek #Machtsmisbruik (translated)

Maurits Vande Reyde wrote that the spending problem of the Flemish government, according to him, would remain swept under the rug without Minister-President Matthias Diependaele, until the interest costs became unsustainable. He referred to Brussels and Ghent. Vande Reyde stated that Diependaele made the budget a priority, despite the lack of applause and recognition, and said this explained why few politicians dared to tackle it. #VlaamseRegering #Politiek #Begroting (translated)

Maurits Vande Reyde wrote that Conner Rousseau, together with N-VA and CD&V, had submitted a decree that he believed was intended to remove Jinnih Beels from the way. He stated that the measure went further than Beels and demonstrated how party leaders could abuse political power. Vande Reyde warned that everyone, according to him, could be affected by such legislation. He illustrated this with an example of someone from whom a party leader wanted to take a piece of land and suggested that parliament could pass laws for that purpose. He wrote that this had happened before, was happening now, and would continue to happen in the future. He also referred to Valerie Van Peel, who had spoken about this the previous day in De Afspraak. According to Vande Reyde, Van Peel had defended the decree as necessary "in the interest of the citizen" and "to ensure good governance," despite her earlier criticism of political games. He noted it was hopeful that Vlaams Belang, PVDA, Groen, and Anders were collectively opposing the decree. Vande Reyde called for personal conflicts to be resolved among themselves and not to use parliament or the rule of law for that purpose. #Politiek #Rechtsstaat #Machtsmisbruik (translated)

Maurits Vande Reyde wrote that Conner Rousseau, N-VA, and CD&V had urgently submitted a tailored decree in Parliament to remove Jinnih Beels, instead of abolishing the provinces. He claimed that the parties involved would then divide the mandates among themselves and called it cynical and perverse party politics. #politiek #partijpolitiek #België (translated)

Received a message from someone in Bozar. The director led the concert. Due to the loss of subsidies, he refused to do it "in Dutch as well." It remains astonishing how many people and institutions take it for granted to live at the expense of others. The absurd reactions today prove that once again. #cultuur #subsidies #Bozar (translated)

After decades of increases, not even 2% of the total subsidy mountain has been cut back. In the VRT commentary programs, the world has been falling apart for days, with complete misinformation about the savings on their own allocations. Completely disconnected from the reality of people. #subsidies #VRT #desinformatie (translated)

Typerend. This is the director of Avansa VZW. His organization, linked to the Catholic union, receives 13.6 million euros in subsidies each year. What do they do with it? Organize forest walks. With a left-activist approach. And as he aptly explains here: "doing things for people". Like "writing a book about the elderly" and then "touring schools with it and making a theater presentation". The man risks losing a maximum of 5% of subsidies with this government agreement. That means: instead of 13.6 million euros, he will now receive "only" 13 million euros per year (it is likely to be around 13.4 million in reality). According to the public broadcaster, this is "cold, bleak" almost inhumane. Those not invited to discuss this: working dual-income earners who struggle to save a little money. They will continue to pay the 13.4 million euros to Avansa. In this country, you are already seen as cold and bleak when you question that. Abolish the entire subsidy pot of 80 million euros. If there are a few organizations that could use some support, that can perfectly be done through a regular subsidy. #subsidies #maatschappij #vakbond (translated)

Typerend. This is the director of Avansa VZW. His organization, connected to the Catholic trade union, receives 13.6 million euros in subsidies annually. What do they do with it? Organize forest walks. With a leftist-activist angle. And as he aptly explains here: "doing things for people". Like "writing a book about the elderly" and then "going around schools with it and turning it into a theater performance". The man risks losing a maximum of 5% of subsidies with this government agreement. So that's: instead of 13.6 million euros, he will now receive "only" 13.4 million euros per year. According to the public broadcaster, this is "cold, chilly" almost inhumane. Not invited to discuss this: working dual-income earners who struggle to save a bit of money. They continue to pay the 13.4 million euros to Avansa. In this country, you are already cold and chilly when you question that. Abolish that entire subsidy pot of 80 million euros. If there are a few organizations that you would like to support, that can easily be done through a regular subsidy. #subsidies #politiek #samenleving (translated)

We are indeed certain: tax increase on housing. Tax increase for entrepreneurs. Cancellation of the promised reduction in inheritance tax. They are completely unclear and there is no agreement on: reduction of government spending. Unfortunately indicative of the level of our governments at the moment. https://t.co/VBHJt7CCTS #belasting #overheid #ondernemen (translated)

When you think you've heard it all: Ghent is the city with the most disastrous financial policy. They now have to fill that with 13 million in flash fines. And then the liberal alderman will complain about ... less government spending. It remains oh so difficult to be consistent about less government, more prosperity. #Gent #financieelbeleid #overheid (translated)

A decree on demand from a party chairman to settle a personal feud: the public broadcaster and many other media write about it as if it is the most normal thing in the world. Tomorrow they will speak again with much moral indignation about Trump and the rule of law. The difference: with Trump, they are not dependent on subsidies. #media #politiek #rechtstaat (translated)

Once again, this is taken over uncritically. Every year, the Flemish government includes this in the budget agreement. Every year this remains dead letter. The following year it gets warmed up again. Why are traditional media so willing as a conduit of lies? Could it be because they themselves receive massive subsidies? #VlaamseRegering #Media #Subsidies (translated)