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56K1823 Transport policy
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Proposal for an audit of the Diabolo rail link contracts
Official title: Voorstel van resolutie betreffende een audit door het Rekenhof naar alle contractdocumenten met betrekking tot Northern Diabolo.
Status: Parliament is still discussing this proposal, for example in a committee or while waiting for advice. (parliament: ‘Pending in the Chamber’)
In plain language
- The Chamber of Representatives asks the Court of Audit to thoroughly examine the contract for the rail link to Brussels Airport. The audit aims to determine whether the financial compensation and the Diabolo surcharge remain reasonable after nearly twenty years.
- For now, this review mainly affects the Court of Audit, rail infrastructure manager Infrabel, and the private company involved. If parliament later decides to adjust the contract, this could also impact SNCB and other train operators.
- If you take the train to the airport today, you pay an extra surcharge on top of your ticket. This audit will investigate whether this fee discourages people from taking the train and whether the financing can be organized differently in the future.
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How parliament voted
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