The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Région Bruxelles-Capitale / Brussels Hoofdstedelijke Gewest;
Location of affected unit(s)
Brussels
Sector
Public Administration And Defence Public Administration And Defence; Compulsory Social Security Administration Of The State And The Economic And Social Policy Of The Community 84.11 - General public administration activities
800 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
15 May 2015
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
The Belgian Ministry of Finance will recruit 800 new employees. Of them, 100 employees are recruited in order to enforce the Special Tax Inspection (STI) system. The 700 other new employees will have to handle fraud cases. The recruitment operation is possible as the government has finished the recruitment freeze in place since the summer of 2014.
Sources
15 May 2015: De Tijd
Citation
Eurofound (2015), Belgian Ministry of Finance (FOD), Business expansion in Belgium, factsheet number 83565, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/83565.
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