A neutral comparison of Belgian parties' positions on the taxes weighing on the energy bill in 2026: 6% VAT, excise duties on gas and electricity, the Arizona reform. Pros and cons, public sources.
A neutral comparison of the major Belgian parties' positions on automatic wage indexation in 2026: the Arizona programme law's capped indexation, the €4,000 threshold, who defends the mechanism, who wants to reform it. Pros and cons, public sources.
A neutral comparison of the purchasing-power measures of Belgium's 10 main parties in 2026: indexation, energy, household taxation, with scores and a public method.
Purchasing power — energy prices, wages, household taxation, housing — is a top concern for Belgians after several years of inflation. The debate splits into two logics: supporting incomes through public intervention (automatic wage indexation, price caps, higher low wages) or cutting taxes and charges so that work pays more. Our ranking rates the estimated impact of each flagship measure on a median household's budget.
