Okra denounces negative impact of Belgian taxation reform on retirees

Although presented as a way to increase the purchasing power of the Belgian population, Okra explains why the “tax shift” proposed by the Belgian government will only benefit people with a relatively higher retirement income and those who have worked a full career (45 years), that is to say only 11% of retired people and mostly men. If some 128,000 retirees get a few hundred euros more gross earnings, nothing or even less will remain in the end.

Read Okra’s article here and a press article here (in Dutch)