Christian column takes storm against N-VA cuts

At Rerum Novarum, the Christian pillar opposes the N-VA, which is accused of wanting to save money on the lowest income groups. The solution is ‘a normal contribution on kerosene, salary trucks, capital gains and rental income’, it said.

While the Governor of the National Bank Pierre Wunsch pointed out in his Rerum Novarum speech that doing nothing is the greatest possible social risk, the chairman of Beweging.net, Peter Wouters, pointed out the savings recipes at the Rerum Novarum celebration in Genk on Tuesday. from the N-VA that launched the party before June 9.

What world does that party want to push us into, he wondered out loud. ‘She only wants to save on social security at the expense of the lowest income groups. They don’t say a word about fair reforms,” ​​he said.

Beweging.net sees it differently and says it fights for justice. ‘The solution lies in common sense and logical, simple reasoning: a normal contribution on things such as kerosene, salary trucks, capital gains and rental income.’

At the same time, they argue at Flemish level to make housing a priority. “We ask three things of the next government,” Wouters said. ‘Build 100,000 social homes, tackle the renovation challenge collectively and support cooperatives with a new approach.’

While Beweging.net opposes the N-VA, the Christian pillar stands shoulder to shoulder with CD&V, especially now that chairman Sammy Mahdi positions himself explicitly on the left socio-economically. At CD&V it is not Mahdi, but Hilde Crevits, who, as a Beweging.net stalwart, will deliver the Rerum Novarum speech on Thursday.

Yet the question is whether the Christian pillar is not mistaken for an enemy with its criticism of the N-VA, because as Wouters stated in his speech, there is a growing dissatisfaction and a loss of confidence in political systems, which threatens to result in protest votes. for the Flemish Interest.

That’s why Wouters is ‘disappointed’ in Vivaldi. ‘There were many small compromises, but there were far too few major agreements. Much better next time.’ According to him, the traditional parties must make it clear before the elections how they want to deal with the important issues together. ‘Something like: ‘Dear people, we know this is coming our way. We are responsible parties and we want to tackle this together.”

Finally, Wouters called on voters to first complete the various voting tests ‘in order to choose a party that shares a similar vision, before casting a protest vote’.