{"id":851,"date":"2026-11-03T14:05:56","date_gmt":"2026-11-03T14:05:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bugleblast.com\/?p=851"},"modified":"2026-11-03T14:05:56","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T14:05:56","slug":"belgium-pm-bart-de-wever-resigns-budget-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugleblast.com\/?p=851","title":{"rendered":"BELGIUM’S PM JUST HANDED THE KING HIS RESIGNATION OVER THE BUDGET! | \u20ac10bn savings fight stalled, Philippe is shopping the coalition until Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"

BRUSSELS JUST BLEW A FUSE! Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever tendered his resignation to King Philippe on Monday after coalition talks deadlocked on a deficit-cutting budget, AFP<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n

De Wever’s five-party centre-right coalition has been chasing about \u20ac10 billion ($11.6 billion)<\/strong> in savings by 2029. The latest talks broke down hours before he went to the palace. A royal statement said the king is withholding his decision<\/strong>, will consult coalition party leaders, and will see De Wever again on Friday. Belgium “cannot afford a prolonged political crisis,” the palace warned.<\/p>\n

The deficit exceeds five percent of GDP<\/strong>. Plans lean on public-spending cuts, including healthcare, plus a VAT hike that Francophone liberal partner MR strongly opposes as inflationary. Flemish socialists Vooruit, CD&V and Les Engag\u00e9s have pushed for more taxes on the “strongest financial shoulders,” which MR and De Wever’s N-VA reject.<\/p>\n

Per VRT NWS<\/a>, the king meets Les Engag\u00e9s and CD&V on Tuesday, Vooruit and MR on Wednesday, N-VA on Thursday, then De Wever Friday at 10:30am. De Wever did not immediately comment; the Instagram account of his cat Maximus posted that “there are days like that.”<\/p>\n

Featured image: AI-generated editorial illustration by Bugle Blast.<\/em><\/p>\n

Sources:<\/strong> AFP<\/a>, VRT NWS<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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