Energy crisis: Belgium to roll back some measures amid falling prices

While many Belgian households continue to struggle with sky-high energy bills, the government is rolling back some of its measures intended to help them.Prices have begun falling somewhat, so while the VAT will remain frozen at 6% (it was previously 21%), excise duties will compensate for the loss and the extended social tariff will be ended.“If the crisis is receding, it’s logical that as a government you start to reduce the support measures,” Belgium’s prime minister Alexander De Croo told VTM.The new excise duties will enter into force on 1 April.The tariff changes are expected to affect around one million households, and exact details re…