Zerohedge, Topic: Holland Heats Up, Belgium Burns As French Yellow Vest Protests Spread Across Europe
Link: Holland Heats Up, Belgium Burns As French Yellow Vest Protests Spread Across Europe Excerpt: "So Why Are The Protests Taking Place In Belgium? France 24 summed up a number of Belgian economic grievances when it writes, The demonstrations in both countries come from the same sense of struggling to make ends meet every month. It began, in both countries, with the government increasing the cost of fuel. Belgians, for instance, pay the highest state taxes on diesel in Europe . The French government backed down on the proposed fuel tax increase, and Belgian ministers did the same, announcing the fuel prices would not be index-linked from 2019. But in both countries, the protests have continued. ... According to Eurostat, the European Union’s statistical body, tax-to-GDP ratio rose across Europe in 2017 . France tops the list, with tax revenue accounting for 48.4% of GDP, and Belgium follows close behind with a tax-to-GDP ratio of 47.3%. ... E...