CD&V Chairman Sammy Mahdi opposes the applicability of the upcoming capital gains tax to retirement savings, arguing it would effectively tax the middle class.
Prime Minister Bart De Wever seeks to finalise an agreement on the capital gains tax by 1 July, a priority for both Vooruit and CD&V. This issue is politically linked to the proposed time-limited unemployment benefits, which primarily interest the N-VA and MR.
In an interview with VTM NIEUWS, CD&V Chairman Mahdi reiterated his belief, like Vooruit, that the strongest should support budget recovery. However, he expressed differing views with the socialists regarding who the “strongest shoulders” are, suggesting that Vooruit wants the capital gains tax to also apply to retirement savings—a notion he opposes.
Mahdi pointed out that retirement savings are already taxed. Adding a capital gains tax could lead to individuals paying over €7,000 to the government over their lifetime savings, he stated. According to him, 4 million people participate in retirement savings, and imposing this aSocialdditional tax on them would be “absurd.”
