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Tax exemption proposed for postdoctoral researchers in Belgium
Official title: Wetsvoorstel tot wijziging van het Wetboek van de inkomstenbelastingen 1992 wat betreft de invoering van een tijdelijke fiscale vrijstelling voor onderzoekers in de postdoctorale fase.
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
- Researchers who recently completed a PhD would receive an income tax exemption on 30 percent of their gross salary for up to five years.
- The scheme applies to postdoctoral researchers at recognized scientific institutions who previously lived or worked in or near Belgium for at least two years.
- If you work as a starting postdoctoral researcher, you will keep a significantly higher net salary, making a research career in Belgium more rewarding.
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