Why the ‘black zero’ is not enough: “Government must have a vision instead of an accountant’s mentality”
https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2026/09/30/waarom-een-_zwarte-nul-niet-volstaat-visie-ontbreekt-in-vlaamse/
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Why the ‘black zero’ is not enough: “Government must have a vision instead of an accountant’s mentality”
https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2026/09/30/waarom-een-_zwarte-nul-niet-volstaat-visie-ontbreekt-in-vlaamse/
Posted by atrocious_cleva82
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>”When I listen to the September Declaration, growth, productivity and prosperity are the appealing stories.” But he does not see that reflected in the budget itself. For example, he finds far too little in it major investments in mobility, transport and infrastructure for the coming years. **”From a government that wants to propagate growth as a vision, you would hope that it would safeguard investments in tomorrow’s growth.”**
>The Flemish government flaunts the ‘black 0’, a budget that is not in the red. **In Germany, they stuck to that for a long time. Too long, as appears from the current state of the German economy, in which too little has been invested for years.**
>A government should not be blinded by a balanced budget, Sas argues. “**A government is not a household”,** where it is good practice to keep a tight grip on the household book and therefore not to spend more than comes in.
Willem Sas, professor Publieke Economie
of course it’s not a household, in a household you can’t do a “oops, I spent too much on some frivolous expenses, oh well, I’ll just take some more money from my boss”
r/unexpectedrenaissance
Misschien moeten we de vlaamse regering opsluiten tot ze dingen gaan opgeven.
Er vielen nu al 2 flauw, maar het kan beter