Belgium Plans Temporary Power Tax Cut to Contain Energy Bills

  • Additional tax proceeds will be ‘fully’ returned to households
  • Finance minister plans to replace value-added tax with excises
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Belgium agreed to extend tax breaks aimed at containing energy bills to middle- and high-income residents as high prices continue to take an outsized toll on consumers.