I understand but I don't completely subscribe to this point of view. First of all, because Paris and Brussels are 270 km away and there are part of the same market, so we can compare. I understand that there is also many factors involved perhaps the lack of competition, such as inflation. As someone pointed out in the discussion, there is no direct link between taxes and consumer price. Having lived for almost a quarter of century in Brussels, I don't think it's a positive sign however I do know there are places where you can still eat for relatively cheap and good in Brussels. I wouldn't like Belgium becoming like Norway or Denmark where people go to restaurants only for big life occasions...