Reuters File
Last week, the Belgian government announced changes to Belgian dotation system, where members of Belgium’s royal family receive payments from the government. The system has been scrutizined recently, and now a revision has been made final.
Under the new system, only the monarchs, the heir to the throne and his/her spouse would receive money. That means when Crown Prince Philippe becomes King, only his heir and eldest child, Princess Elisabeth, and her husband, will get dotations. The rest of his four children will have to find other ways for income.
This new system will not go into effect, however, until Philippe becomes King. That would be a relief for the Crown Prince’s siblings, Princess Astrid and Prince Laurent, who receive money from the Belgian government. It was decided it would not be fair to take those two off the dotation after having spent all their lives doing so.
Additionally, Astrid and Laurent cannot combine the dotation with any other commercial or other forms of payment.
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