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Several hundred members of the CSC gathered Friday morning in front of the N-VA headquarters in Brussels as part of a national demonstration against government policy and to protest against cuts that come at the expense of citizens. #ManifestationNationale #Syndicats #Bruxelles (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)

During the first meeting about a new social agreement, FNV chairman Hans Spekman emphasized that there is no pressure from savings, which was also confirmed by Prime Minister Jetten, and that the discussions are focused on the reform of social security and the labor market. #SociaalAkkoord #SocialeZekerheid #Arbeidsmarkt (translated)

Geert Noels wrote that it was typical that in times of savings it was precisely calculated who would suffer as a result. According to him, since many people received something from the government, much more than necessary, it became difficult to make the government focus on its core tasks. https://t.co/f6lGymO9Od #besparingen #overheid #economie (translated)

Ann Van Haute wrote that Tom Lamont from Vlaams Belang had looked at the vehicles of the Flemish government. According to her, there was among others a BMW iX costing nearly €120,000, a Volvo XC90 costing over €111,000, and an Audi e-tron costing more than €100,000. She wrote that there were 13 official cars that cost more than €90,000 and that 21 top officials had a driver. The costs for this amounted to €954,000 last year according to her; one top official even had two drivers. Van Haute also stated that PMV had 184 employees and 151 passenger cars, and that the Flemish vehicle fleet counted more than 4,000 vehicles in total. She pointed out that according to her, Flanders had over €50 billion in debt, while there were no savings plans for the vehicle fleet. She believed that future orders should take into account the creditworthiness of Flanders and suggested a Dacia Sandero without options. #VlaamseRegering #Overheid #Besparingen (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)

If every minister has a detailed, exhaustive list of savings on subsidies - approved by the entire government - as Minister Brouns says on the radio, then it must be immediately submitted to parliament. According to Weyts, there aren't any. According to https://t.co/oPu24aOsys https://t.co/oPu24aOsys #subsidies #Transparantie #Regering #NL (translated)

De belastingverhogingen zijn in het Vlaamse regeerakkoord heel duidelijk bepaald. Veel besparingen zijn zoals steeds zeer vaag. 300 miljoen euro is … 1,5% van de totale subsidieberg van 20 miljard euro. Twee jaar geleden werd ook al beslist om de subsidies met 230 miljoen te doen dalen. Dat is nooit uitgevoerd. Ze zijn sindsdien met een klein miljard gestegen. Idem met “efficiëntie overheid” en “meer gebruik van AI”. Al drie keer opgenomen. Telkens de volgende keer weer opgewarmd. De belastingverhogingen zijn er telkens wel gekomen. #VlaamseRegering #Belastingverhogingen #Subsidies

Ken je "Hart boven hard" nog? Dat was de zogezegd "grote beweging van burgers" die in 2019 protesteerde tegen de "onmenselijke besparingen van Jambon" (het ging toen over een paar miljoen euro minder uitgaven voor wat cultuurbobo's). Wel, die "spontane burgerbeweging" is intussen een volledig gesubsidieerd clubje geworden. Net genoeg subsidies voor 3 mensen een voltijdse baan te bezorgen. Wat ze doen? Iets met "klimaat, zorg en anti-racisme". Zoals honderden andere gesubsideerde organisaties. Komende maand wandelen ze mee met de klimaatmars en komen ze op een zaterdagnamiddag samen voor een praatavond met drie man en een paardenkop. Weer een maand hard gewerkt. De Vlaamse belastingbetaler betaalt voor die tewerkstelling 206.000 euro per jaar. Met groeten van Caroline Gennez. Protesteren tegen de regering doen ze sindsdien gek genoeg niet meer. Zolang de Vlaamse regering deze mentaliteit niet wijzigt, zal er nooit iets fundamenteel aan de uitgavenziekte veranderen. #VlaamseBelastingbetaler #Klimaatmars #Burgerbeweging

Ik kan op mijn duimpje 10 overheidsinstellingen noemen, tjokvol ambtenaren, die absoluut niks zinvol zitten doen maar wel handenvol geld kosten. Maar daar wordt, naar Belgische en Vlaamse traditie, weer niet aan geraakt. Nee hoor, het wordt dezelfde "mix van belastingen en besparingen" die ons land stelselmatig ruïneert. #België #Overheid #Belastingen

Kabinet-Jetten belooft miljarden te besparen op ambtenaren, maar welke banen verdwijnen staat nergens. De Rekenkamer ziet geen plan en het Rijk groeit gewoon door. Het Haagse apparaat snijdt nooit in zichzelf, alleen in de portemonnee van de burger. https://t.co/mNFy0aW7FS #Kabinet #Besparingen #Ambtenaren

De gemeente Amsterdam plant een grote ontslaggolf waarbij 2500 voltijdsbanen op de tocht staan, met voorstellen tot bezuinigingen in verschillende afdelingen, waaronder de GGD, het Ingenieursbureau en andere gemeentelijke diensten, met als doel een besparing van 300 miljoen euro. #Amsterdam #ontslaggolf #gemeente