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.
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.
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.