Concerns are rising within the ranks of Vooruit regarding the impact of measures being prepared by the future coalition on purchasing power.
The Flemish socialists' party bureau has set strict conditions for party leader Conner Rousseau to continue negotiations.
Since Friday, formator Bart De Wever (N-VA) has been holding bilateral meetings with other parties. He has already met with Christian Democrats CD&V and centrists Les Engagés. On Saturday, it was MR's turn.
De Wever is consulting his partners about his socio-economic 'supernote', which includes tax, employment and pension reforms, along with related budgetary tables. Les Engagés and Vooruit remain dissatisfied with the proposals.
Vooruit has expressed concerns regarding the automatic indexing of salaries, especially for civil servants whose wages would be indexed only once a year and in the private sectors where indexing occurs quarterly.
Ending these mechanisms would negatively affect the purchasing power of affected civil servants and workers.
On Saturday morning, Rousseau convened a meeting of his party's bureau.
The socio-economic 'supernote' continues to create significant difficulties among the socialists, particularly due to the modest proposed tax on capital gains.
