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Minister Jambon wants to make "cross‑border shopping" less attractive (www.vrt.be)

submitted 5 months ago by iii@mander.xyz to c/Belgium

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Belgian Finance Minister Jan Jambon (N-VA) wants to make cross‑border shopping less attractive because high excise taxes make many goods cheaper in neighbouring countries, causing Belgians to shop across the border (e.g., at French Auchan).
He plans to address this in upcoming budget talks and focus on reforms (two‑thirds of efforts per the coalition agreement).
Jambon says Belgium is one of the highest‑taxed OECD countries, so scope for new taxes is limited; instead, lowering certain taxes (like some excises) could raise revenues by reducing cross‑border purchases.
The government will also study which other excises could be reduced to deter cross‑border buying. Alcohol and sugary‑drink taxes are among the levies that affect cross‑border shopping the most, but cuts will depend on political support and other coalition goals.

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[–] iii@mander.xyz 2 points 5 months ago

Germany and netherlands are good for shampoos, cleaning stuff, over the counter medicine. Foodstuffs I find cheaper in France.

I've no clue about 2nd hand streetmarkets :)