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[Opinion] No, It Is Not True that 70 Percent of the Population in Brussels Does Not Pay Personal Income Tax.

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Seventy percent of the population in Brussels pays no personal income tax: that is what journalist and opinion maker Rik Van Cauwelaert claimed on VRT NWS Terzake. It is true that there is a lot of poverty in Brussels and that the region is struggling to build up sound finances, but the figure is somewhat exaggerated.

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Seventy percent of the population in Brussels pays no personal income tax: that is what journalist and opinion maker Rik Van Cauwelaert claimed on VRT NWS Terzake. It is true that there is a lot of poverty in Brussels and that the region is struggling to build up sound finances, but the figure is somewhat exaggerated.

·Brussels, Belgium
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No income tax is ultimately due on 43 percent of Brussels tax returns. This is evident from an analysis by statistics agency Bisa, commissioned by BRUZZ.

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vrt broke the news in Brussels, Belgium on Thursday, September 24, 2026.
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