2023-08-31 19:36:22
The Minister of Finance recognizes it from the outset, he did not expect such success for the one-year State bond. This Thursday, August 31, the possibility of subscribing to the voucher via the Debt Agency will be over. Friday, September 1, there will still be the opportunity to do so via the banks. Then we will do the accounts. At present, the amount collected by the State is around 20 billion euros, as confirmed by the Minister of Finance.
How many people have subscribed? We only know for the moment those who have done so directly via the Debt Agenda. It is “250,000 subscriptions“, specifies Vincent Van Peteghem. The number of subscribers via the banks is probably equivalent, which makes the Minister say that half a million people have subscribed to the one-year State bond. “Sometimes, these are subscriptions of 100 euros”, explains the minister. “But I also read in the press testimonies of people with amounts of 200,000 euros“, he continues. “The average amount is currently 33,000 euros“, he adds.
For Vincent Van Peteghem, the success of this State bond is “a signal“that savers give to banks. The Minister pinpoints the gap between the interest charged by banks on loans, particularly mortgages, and the interest that remunerates savings.”The difference is too big“, remarked the minister.
And it is to make the banks react that the Minister launched this one-year State bond, open to all and without limit of amounts. “It is really a product similar to a savings book. Here too, you have a loyalty bonus after one year“, summarizes the Minister of Finance.
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