Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever has informed the President of the Chamber that he does not have any documents that would be required to be presented to Parliament following a request from Ecolo-Groen party leader Stefaan Van Hecke.
Van Hecke’s request came after comments on Saturday by MR party president Georges-Louis Bouchez about an agreement he allegedly has with the Prime Minister regarding a capital gains tax.
Bouchez claims to have a handwritten document stating that individuals who hold their shares for 10 years would be exempt from the capital gains tax.
Several opposition parties immediately demanded to see this document.
Vice-Prime Minister and Finance Minister Jan Jambon stated on Sunday that he is unaware of any “supplementary documents” or similar.
De Wever clarified that, aside from the government agreement and the budget table, there are no documents he considers to have a status that Parliament could demand.
He added that for every proposal included in the government agreement, there is undoubtedly a large volume containing various versions and additions exchanged over the past eight months.
The issue has already been thoroughly discussed during parliamentary debates, and the responsible minister has clearly addressed it, according to the Prime Minister.
Stefaan Van Hecke from Groen highlighted De Wever’s “cautious phrasing”, noting that De Wever did not deny the existence of documents, but rather stated that there are no documents Parliament could require.
