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Belgium’s labyrinthine political structure contains a multilayered system of government, each with its own powers and often beset by infighting. When they work, things are fine, but when they don’t, paralysis results. And things don’t get much more paralyzed than in the Brussels region where, nine months after the election, politicians are still arguing with no government in sight.
It’s not just the coordination of Brussels’ crime-fighting that has been exposed by the political mess. The construction of social housing and major infrastructure projects also risks being delayed. Subsidies — such as for charities, NGOs and cultural projects — are frozen. Funding for social welfare centers, police and local authority work is shrouded in uncertainty. Public debt is piling up almost as quickly as the garbage bags on the dirty streets.
“It really is the survival of Brussels, as a city, that’s at stake,” said Christophe De Beukelaer, a centrist MP.
The scandal of €4 million a day
Away from the tourist-thronged neo-gothic Grand-Place, the cute chocolate shops and flamboyant beer halls, this is a city on the brink.
If the city had a government, getting Brussels’ spending under control would be its No. 1 challenge.
The capital’s debt stands at over €14 billion, without counting the €1.6 billion it is projected to add to that this year. Belgian newspaper Bruzz calculated that the deficit ― the difference between how much the city spends and brings in ― is increasing by €4 million every day.
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