Costs

According to the governor of the Belgian National Bank, the present political crisis is costing us about € 2.5 bio and delays the reorganisation of the public finances by years. But who cares ?

See : http://www.tijd.be/nieuws/binnenland/artikel.asp?Id=3404622.

Not to be outdone, the former president of the House of Representatives (and in a previous life minister of public transport) states that the Belgian railroads costs each and every inhabitant of the country 235 € per year for a substandard service as they represent only 10 % of commuter traffic (against 70 % by car).

See : http://www.hln.be/hlns/cache/det/art_667391.html?wt.bron=homeArt6.

The dogs bark, but the caravan moves on ...