“This is a strong act of our municipality in order to have all the economic actors of the municipality contribute in a proportionate way. This has consequences for the work itself, since it is the consumer who is invited to carry out some of the tasks previously carried out by employees. In addition, it is undeniable that these devices put in place exclusively by supermarkets have an impact on social cohesion, in neighborhoods where there are many seniors, given the lack of contact between customers and workers.commented the mayor of Molenbeek, Catherine Moureaux (PS), in a press release.
According to Alderman of Finance, Georges Van Leeckwyck (MR), in a difficult budgetary context, the municipality has diversified its resource possibilities. “This new tax is part of this approach. We have also created a tax on professional film shoots and reformed the tax on advertisements in public space“, he added.