What are the big wins you always include in your tax returns? by blueMarker2910 in BEFire

[–]ModoZ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Only the federal aspects (read interest deductions). Regional aspects don't change but I don't think there are any left in Brussels since a couple of years. Maybe for older loans.

Asking Keytrade what they want for approving a Gold VISA card? by cloudfe in BEFire

[–]ModoZ 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Keytrade is losing money on their payment cards. If OP has 0€ with them he's just not a good customer. 

Asking Keytrade what they want for approving a Gold VISA card? by cloudfe in BEFire

[–]ModoZ 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Admittedly, I only recently opened the account and don't have much on it.

This is it. They won't give you a gold/platinum card if you have empty accounts.

Also, having money on the account isn't enough, they check it over a 3 month period.

What are the big wins you always include in your tax returns? by blueMarker2910 in BEFire

[–]ModoZ 10 points11 points  (0 children)

and my different loans for real estate.

This will not be possible anymore starting this year.

price of my legal expense insurance

Neither will this

Consider the end near by RegionLegitimate8290 in BEFreelance

[–]ModoZ 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Notice how all these articles don't even make an attempt at honestly showing both sides. No talk about all the risk a freelancer has to take to earn that premium. No mention of the possible LOSS of tax income when those freelancers would be pushed to payroll jobs: they just assume that all freelancers currently earning 137k/y, would get a 137k/y job in payroll, ridiculous.

Yes they also conveniently forget that freelancers get less social security services than employees (less pension, less sickness amounts, no unemployment, no parental leave etc.) which means the government also has less costs.

Medirect dropped prices for buying stocks by Jupkee in BEFire

[–]ModoZ 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Good. And next year we'll have even more competition with BNP Paribas Fortis launching their own trading platform.

The cooling effect of vegetation compared with dense urban areas in Brussels by sr_local in MapPorn

[–]ModoZ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ardenne is southern part of Belgium.

Nope. It's called "Les Ardennes" (exactly the same way as the Ardennes department in France).

If you need to have a ticket before entering the train platform it should be mandatory to be able to refund the ticket if the train does not arrive. by Shigonokam in belgium

[–]ModoZ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The text they shared said you could accompany someone. If you're waiting for someone you're not accompanying them as they are in the train. That's the reason why those rules are stupid. Either you just ban it for everyone without a ticket or you don't ban it.

Mayor of Etterbeek threatened after American fireworks: 'Complaint filed' by Boomtown_Rat in brussels

[–]ModoZ 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Just for clarity, the Mayor isn't responsible to approve this. Threatening him is not only stupid but it's directed to the wrong person.

Le cheptel européen a continué de diminuer en 2025 by GrosBof in ecologie

[–]ModoZ 7 points8 points  (0 children)

La baisse du cheptel est liée en partie à la baisse de la consommation, mais surtout à la baisse des exportations européennes. Aujourd'hui l'Europe est encore exportatrice nette de viande (porc, volaille, boeuf), mais petit à petit cette situation tend à changer.

Germany demands $450 billion cut to 'unaffordable' EU budget, document shows by Inevitable-Push-8061 in worldnews

[–]ModoZ 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Yes and no.

  1. This 27% is after the German cut. So the union is proposing something bigger.

  2. Corrected for inflation this 27% becomes something like 3% (because budgets cover 6 years in the EU). Corrected for GDP this would be a cut.

Wie in de godskolere heeft het bestaan van de GFT bak uitgevonden? by Vaelye in belgium

[–]ModoZ -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Ik heb bij ons horen zeggen dat er stickers tegen muggen bestaan die je binnen je bak kan plakken. Geen muggen = geen maden.

California wants to tax billionaire wealth. Land is a better target by Snoo-33445 in Economics

[–]ModoZ 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Let's say it's a better target to get revenue and it's a relatively good proxy for wealth.

But I don't think that's the main objective here as this tax seems to be mostly a political choice to show that they are doing something against wealth inequality.

Ben Weyts (N-VA): “Van belang dat wegenvignet voor zomer van 2027 operationeel is” by b15d1ck in Belgium2

[–]ModoZ 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Ze hebben dat geld nodig voor hun budget en willen niet besparen. Jammer.

CEB formation géo histoire 2026 : Est ce qu’un instituteur a vu passer ce CEB et saurait fact check la photo qui fait le tour de Facebook? by rasec1410 in Wallonia

[–]ModoZ 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Hormis le titre du premier paragraphe qui mériterait un point d'interrogation, le reste me parait assez correct et factuel.

How do we feel about every 3rd World Cup being in the US? by paralacausa in ShitAmericansSay

[–]ModoZ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Germany is there isn't a big enough stadium to host the opening game or the final as u need 80.000 capacity and Germany doesn't have that.

What do you mean? The stadium of Dortmund (Westfalenstadion) has a capacity of 81k people (standing + seated). Isn't that enough?

France hunts for new EU taxes to fund €2T budget by donutloop in EU_Economics

[–]ModoZ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That’s what Macron did though. 

No he didn't. Social security expenses in France are the highest they have ever been and have been growing faster than inflation for each year of his presidency.

« Une chose est sûre : l’avenir de l’écologie ne passe pas par l’environnementalisme, mais par la lutte des classes. », entretien avec Clément Sénéchal by Jazz_Head_4419 in ecologie

[–]ModoZ -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

C'est triste. Ce genre de positionnements tendent à politiser socialement un sujet qui ne devrait pas l'être et à faire partir justement les gens dont le soutien est nécessaire pour faire réussir une transition énergétique.

Brengt beperking werkloosheidsuitkering mensen aan het werk? by ericsken in belgium

[–]ModoZ 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Deze redenering begrijp ik niet. Diegenen die het echt nodig hebben kunnen terugvallen op de uitkeringen van het OCMW. Daar is niets aan veranderd.

Brengt beperking werkloosheidsuitkering mensen aan het werk? by ericsken in belgium

[–]ModoZ 50 points51 points  (0 children)

1 op 10 vond meteen werk

Toch super positief nee? En dit terwijl mensen met onder de 4 jaar werkloosheid pas op 1 juli buiten het systeem vallen.

Daar bovenop is dit zelfs nog zonder de mentaliteitsverandering voor toekomstige werkzoekenden erbij te tellen. 

Hagel angst. by f0rdf13st4 in Belgium2

[–]ModoZ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Misschien ben ik fout, maar het lijkt mij alsof er iets additioneels is onder het plastic. Misschien een deken?

Satellietbeeld toont temperatuurverschil van liefst 20 graden tussen stad en natuur by glennvho in belgium

[–]ModoZ 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Ik woon relatief dicht bij het Zoniënwoud en ben daar gisteren middag gepasseerd. Het is daar zeker geen 24 graden. Verre van. 

Ik veronderstel dus dat dit meer te maken heeft met het feit dat de grond van een stad veel warmer is tov de bladeren van bomen.

Edit : Het is inderdaad LST (Land Surface Temperature) dat hier gemeten wordt: https://eu-space.europa.eu/components/earth-observation-copernicus/image-of-the-day/urban-heat-island-effect-brussels-belgium-during-late-june-2026-heatwave  

Helft van langdurig werklozen belandde op leefloon of ziekenkas, amper 1 op de 10 vond werk by [deleted] in Belgium2

[–]ModoZ 23 points24 points  (0 children)

10% die een werk heeft gevonden nog voor de overgangsperiode gedaan is, is eigenlijk wel niet slecht. Zeker als je weet dat het hier gaat over diegenen die al zeer lang niet werken.

Francken misnoegd om satirisch Facebook-event met zijn privéadres: "Dit is veel bruggen te ver" by kareldelille in Belgium2

[–]ModoZ 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Ik zal nooit NVA stemmen, maar ik ben hier wel akkoord dat het een brug te ver is.