Belgium reaches budget deal as nationwide strikes continue despite agreement

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Belgium reaches budget deal as nationwide strikes continue despite agreement  The coalition government's breakthrough on Monday came after a marathon 20 hours of talks.   READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/11/24/belgium-reaches-budget-deal-as-nationwide-strikes-continue-despite-agreement  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00The Belgian government has agreed a multi-year budget plan,

00:05following months of negotiations, uncertainty and several missed deadlines.

00:09The deal was reached on Monday after 20 hours of talks,

00:14fulfilling Prime Minister Bart de Weyfer's pledge to resolve the issue before Christmas.

00:19Tax hikes on certain products and services and cuts in government spending

00:23are expected to lower the federal deficit by 9.2 billion euros by 2029.

00:30The deal did not avert the planned three-day nationwide strike

00:33that started late on Sunday evening.

00:36The strike, organized by the country's three largest trade unions,

00:40had been planned in response to the government's proposed pension and labor market reforms

00:44and is going ahead despite the long-sought budget deal.

00:49Public transport services were disrupted throughout Monday,

00:52with the strike expanding to the public sector on Tuesday,

00:55affecting schools and certain public services.

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01:02The bank,

01:06the government,

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