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Tax-On-Web deadline extended

Finance minister Koen Geens has announced plans to extend by a fortnight the deadline for filing individual income tax declarations via the Finance Ministry's Internet portal Tax-on-Web, writes Tax News’ Ulrika Lomas . As a result, the Tax-on-Web filing deadline will be extended until October 31,...

Delta Lloyd to sell Belgian banking activities

Dutch insurer Delta Lloyd has announced it will sell its Belgian banking operations, which analysts estimate to be worth about €300m, in order to build up its Belgian life insurance and pensions business, writes Reuters’ Sara Webb . Delta Lloyd Bank Belgium had total assets of €6.9bn at the end of...

Second 4G network goes live – but still not in Brussels

Belgium's biggest telecoms operator, Belgacom, has had the 4G market to itself since late 2012, through its mobile brand Proximus - but that's all about to change, writes ZDNet’s Jo Best . The country's second-largest mobile operator, Base, switched on its own LTE network on Tuesday, taking 4G...

Flanders and Quebec renew their collaboration

A new collaboration programme was signed yesterday between the province of Quebec and the Flemish region in the presence of Flanders’ deputy minister-president Geert Bourgeois. The programme, which identifies specific projects for the next three years, is the thirteenth of its kind. It is the...

Wage watchers: how much does an architect earn?

Architect Ronny Custermans, 38, from Houthalen talks about what he earns and how he spends it What do you do for a living? I am an architect-cum-manager at WeBuild, an architecture firm in Houthalen, Limburg province. We build mainly office and commercial premises and industrial buildings as well...

Belgians ‘agree with child euthanasia’

As the senate’s joint justice and social affairs committees prepare to resume their debate on the possible extension of the 2002 law on euthanasia to children, an opinion poll conducted by Dedicated Research, RTBF and La Libre today reveals that 75% of the Belgian population agrees with euthanasia...

US shutdown affects WWII memorials

The American government, has consequences in Belgium, RTBF reports. The American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) , the agency which manages the military cemeteries and memorials dedicated to U.S. soldiers, is the responsibility of the federal authorities. Consequently, its employees are...

Taxpayers pay up to €25 too much

According to a calculation made by the consumer watchdog magazine Test-Achats / Test-Aankoop, Belgian households pay the taxman between €3 and €25 too much in taxes depending on their situation, L’Echo reports today. The magazine has released a prefilled form aimed at helping taxpayers reclaim what...

100,000 Belgians caught speeding in France this summer

Nearly 100,000 Belgian tourists were caught speeding on French motorways in July and August, an increase of 20% compared to the same period in 2012, De Standaard, Het Nieuwsblad and the SudPresse newspapers report today. 53,400 Belgian motorists were caught in July, and a further 44,700 in August...

Court dismisses child sex claim against Holy See

A Belgian court yesterday rejected a rare attempt at a child sex class action suit against the Holy See filed in 2011 by 39 alleged victims of priests and church workers. The court in Ghent said the Holy See, which represents the Pope and the Vatican government, "is considered to be a state...

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