Will Belgium’s tax shift boost growth?

Belgium has the highest tax burden on labour in Europe, so measures announced recently aimed at reducing it are a positive step. However, the reforms do not go far enough. Accordingly, over the next few years we expect GDP growth to remain sluggish and hence the public debt ratio to remain high.

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