Tax Reform 2025-2026

Discover the latest tax measures of the new Belgian government

Tax Reforms

Tax reform 2025-2026

Important side note: The governmental proposals are implemented in phases. Use the navigation options below to see which measures have been already adopted. 

The Belgian federal coalition agreement is a blueprint for the socio-economic relaunch government as it calls itself and contains important changes in the areas of taxation, labour market and pensions. Below is a preliminary overview of the topics.

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  • Statutory retirement of employees  
  • Supplementary pension for employees (2nd pillar)
  • Unemployment with company allowance

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  • Unemployment benefits
  • Increase in employee wages/ purchase power
  • Salary cost and amendments to the employer social security contributions
  • Indexation and wage norm law 
  • Expansion of flexi-jobs
  • Flexibilisation of working time 
  • Family Credit 
  • Reintroduction of probationary period and modification of rules on termination 
  • Sickness and reintegration 
  • Migration, work and residence permits 
  • Temporary/flexible transfer of staff to another employer 
  • Right to strike
  • Cent index

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  • Movable income:
    • VVPR bis regime/liquidation reserve
    • Carried interest
    • Securities tax
    • Copyright

  • Immovable income

  • Professional income:
    • Meal vouchers
    • Tax work bonus
    • Reform Special contribution social security
    • Overtime
    • Tax credit for own resources for the self-employed
    • Introduction of a new deduction for the self-employed from tax year 2028
    • Special tax regime for inbound taxpayers and/or researchers
    • Flexi -jobs
    • Remunerations of young athletes
    • Living wage & equivalent living wage
    • Limitation of lump-sum value benefits in kind
    • Deductibility of car expenses

  • Personal tax allowances
    • Basic allowance
    • Allowance for dependents
    • Calculation of the taxes on the tax-free allowance

  • Deductions
    • Gifts
    • Alimony Payments
    • Tax relief for pensions
    • Tax reduction unemployment income
    • Marital quotient

  • Prepayments

  • "Minimis" regulation

  • Capital gains tax: complete guide

  • Capital gains tax: opt-in or opt-out?


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  • Change of Dividend Received Deduction (DRD) regime
  • Increase in minimum remuneration for application of reduced rate
  • Change in withholding tax rate applicable to dividend distributions
  • Transition period for hybrid company cars
  • Change on depreciation method
  • Ease of group contribution regime
  • Ease on investment deductions
  • Increase in employer contribution to meal vouchers
  • Supplementary pension for directors
  • Exit tax (adopted by the law of 18 July, 2025)
  • Transfer prices
  • Form 270 MLH
  • Digital tax

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  • VAT rates
  • Right to deduction
  • Procedure
  • Customs & excise


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  • Tax increase
  • Anti-fraud measures 
  • Simplification


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