Economists fear the wrong outcome of energy measures: “We are deceiving ourselves”

With much fanfare, the federal government parties are highlighting their latest energy agreement. VAT down, checks for the oil boilers and so on. Only economists fear that the conclusion will be disastrously disappointing. You can hardly call the interventions really sustainable or structural. “We borrow from ourselves,” says economist Gert Peersman (UGent). “And someday we will have to pay that back.”

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