VAT reduction for the catering industry: who benefits?
Laurent Hanseeuw and Jean Hindriks analyze the effects of a VAT reduction for the catering industry, introduced in Belgium in 2010.
Prosperity
Itinera gaat voor een samenleving waar het aangenaam is om te leven, waar frisse, ambitieuze ideeën de kans krijgen uit te groeien tot duurzame ondernemingen, waar onderwijs jongeren klaarstoomt en zin geeft, en waar innovaties transformeren in succesvolle producten in een economie die blijft bloeien.
The 2012 budgetary control is not the end, just the beginning
Also between 2013 and 2015 the budgetary measures of the government agreement will not come up to the mark.
Less trains is not the solution
It is inconceivable to weaken rail transport in Belgium as the demographic, economic en environmental needs push us rather to strengthen it. How to justify then the suppression of almost 200 trains by December 2012?
The euro crisis : everything you always wanted to know, but never dared to ask
Etienne de Callataÿ explains the economic fundamentals which lie at the basis of the euro crisis. He then details the consequences this crisis could have and possible solutions we could reach.
The future will be bright, if we want it to be
Marc De Vos opens the new year with a dose of optimism. In the short run many lights are red. But if we undertake the right reforms then the weather at the end of the tunnel will be better than at its beginning.
Call for a broad pension strategy
Marc De Vos responds to the demonstrations against pension reform. The debate is poisoned by a combination of denial, fundamentalism and utopic spinning. He argues for a general mobilization for a broad pension strategy, carried by visionary realism.
Relieve the traffic: trifling work in the short term
Since some weeks the reserve road on the E313 road is accessible to traffic during peak hours. One could consider reducing the number of paths during peak hours and have an express bus use the reserve road instead.
Healthcare: From star to cash cow?
Lieven Annemans analyses the potential impact of budgetary restrictions in our healthcare system. He pleads for more quality-friendliness in the payment system if we want to maintain a solidary and internationally renowned healthcare system.
