Updates to Flemish tax rules, job bonus payments, and debt recovery
Official title: Ontwerp van decreet over de verrekenbaarheid met opcentiemen in geval van federale fiscale regularisatie en tot wijziging van verschillende decreten, wat betreft fiscaliteit en de jobbonus en de invordering van niet-fiscale schuldvorderingen
Status: Parliament has approved this proposal. (parliament: ‘published in the Belgian Official Gazette’)
In plain language
- The proposal aligns deadlines for tax appeals, permits job bonus payments to any EU bank account, and updates procedures for recovering outstanding debts.
- This affects residents in Flanders who receive a job bonus, pay regional taxes, or owe money to the Flemish administration.
- You will have the same appeal timeline regardless of how you receive your tax bill, you can provide an EU bank account for your bonus, and you must cover the costs of registered reminder letters.
Automatically summarised (gemini-3.8-flash). AI can make mistakes: if in doubt, read the official text.
From proposal to law
- Submitted 6 February 2026
- Approved by parliament 1 April 2026
- Given royal assent by the government 3 April 2026
- Published in the Belgian Official Journal 23 April 2026 · Read the official text ↗
- In force 3 May 2026
How parliament voted
Passed on 1 April 2026103 for · 8 against · 1 abstention(s)
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N-VA Voted for
30 for · 0 against · 0 abstentions
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Vlaams Belang Voted for
24 for · 0 against · 0 abstentions
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Vooruit Voted for
17 for · 0 against · 0 abstentions
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cd&v Voted for
15 for · 0 against · 0 abstentions
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PVDA Voted for
9 for · 0 against · 0 abstentions
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Groen Voted for
8 for · 0 against · 0 abstentions
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Anders. Divided
0 for · 6 against · 1 abstention
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Onafhankelijke Voted against
0 for · 1 against · 0 abstentions
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Team Fouad Ahidar Voted against
0 for · 1 against · 0 abstentions