Belgium's King Philippe has not allowed Prime Minister Bart de Weber to resign amid the budget crisis, the royal palace said in a statement. The king ordered an immediate renewal of the negotiations with the ruling coalition parties to adopt a budget for three years. The disagreement concerns the issue of cutting budget expenditures and raising taxes by 10 billion euros by 2029 to stop the growth of the public debt. De Weber insisted on this step.

Belgium's King Philippe has not allowed Prime Minister Bart de Weber to resign amid the budget crisis, the royal palace said in a statement. The king ordered an immediate renewal of the negotiations with the ruling coalition parties to adopt a budget for three years. The disagreement concerns the issue of cutting budget expenditures and raising taxes by 10 billion euros by 2029 to stop the growth of the public debt. De Weber insisted on this step.