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In the coming week, the Flemish government will continue to work on climate measures to further reduce CO2 emissions. But N-VA chairman Bart De Wever told VTM Nieuws that he does not want to hear about higher taxes for ‘working people’.
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The Flemish government has not yet reached an agreement on additional climate measures on Sunday. Work will continue in the coming days. Minister of Environment Zuhal Demir (N-VA) only wants to travel to the climate summit in Glasgow if a decent climate plan is on the table.
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There are several scenarios on the table, which are now being calculated further. This concerns the renovation obligation for older and energy-hungry homes. In addition, it is reported that an investigation is also underway into how accelerated work can be done on the electrification of the vehicle fleet. Minister of Mobility Lydia Peeters (Open VLD) also wants to conduct another study into a smart kilometer charge.
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Lastenverhogingen
On VTM Nieuws, N-VA chairman Bart De Wever emphasized that measures should not lead to tax increases for the middle class. That is also the reason why a smart kilometer charge is not an option for his party, he said. Moreover, the electrification of the vehicle fleet is going so fast that such a charge may no longer be necessary within a few years, it was said.
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What is also on the table are measures to reduce CO2 emissions in agriculture. De Wever emphasized that such measures would then have to be ‘really well supervised’. ‘Measures should not be at the expense of farmers’ income. We do not want to destroy agriculture and the farmer not to go bankrupt’, said the N-VA chairman, who immediately reached out to CD&V in this file.
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Nuclear energy
The N-VA chairman immediately repeated his plea for the preservation of nuclear energy, pointing his arrows at Groen and Energy Minister Tinne Van der Straeten (Groen). ‘Nuclear energy is the option of the future. There is no alternative’, it sounded like. If all power stations are shut down, electricity prices will rise and supplies dwindle, he warned. Prime Minister De Croo must now intervene.
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