The federal government has decided to devote an envelope of 30 million euros to help workers who cannot do without their car to go to work or in the course of their work and are faced with soaring fuel prices, said Friday the Minister of Employment, Pierre-Yves Dermagne. An example: home help.
The allocation of this envelope is not decided. It will serve toput oil in the wheels“of the ongoing consultation between the social partners within the group of 10 and which are proposing a series of measures to the government.
82 million for Infrabel and SNCB
Toujours en matière de mobilité, 82 millions d’euros sont débloqués pour permettre à la SNCB et à Infrabel de faire face à la flambée des prix de l’énergie et à l’indexation des salaires de leur personnel. En 2020, Infrabel a par exemple acheté un total de 1470 GWh d’électricité, soit à peu près la consommation de 490.000 ménages. Belgian railway companies are also one of the largest employers in Belgium, with 28,000 railway workers.
240 million euros to promote cycling in commuting
The federal government released 240 million on Friday over three years to promote cycling in commuting, announced the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Mobility, Georges Gilkinet. The aim of this initiative is to encourage all employees to cycle to work, for example by increasing the maximum mileage allowance or extending the home-to-work reimbursement.
This is a priority of the federal plan for cycling, BE CYCLIST, said Mr. Gilkinet (Ecolo) in a press release, recalling that the government has chosen mobility “active and environmentally friendly“. A contribution from the National Labor Council (CNT) and the Central Economic Council (CCE) is expected for the month of May. Georges Gilkinet finally assured that with his fellow ministers mainly concerned – Pierre-Yves Dermagne ( PS), Frank Vandenbroucke (Vooruit), and Vincent Van Peteghem (CD&V) – they will take into account the contribution of the social partners in order to encourage employees to go to work by bicycle.
