OUR OPINION. The more expensive gas and electricity become, the cheaper the political statements | My energy bill

Prices for gas and electricity may be expensive, but political statements about the problem are often mainly cheap. You will only be a hardworking mom who just doesn’t qualify for the social rate to hear energy minister Tinne Van der Straeten (Green) say that she does not want a VAT reduction on energy because “whoever heats an outdoor pool also benefits from it” . The PS’s plan to give all families an energy check of 100 euros is another one that can easily go into the museum of utopian ideas. The proposal that both CD&V and Vooruit launched on Friday to refund the additional income from VAT on energy is then the most realistic.

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