Belgian government accused of 'creative accounting'

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BELGIUM - The Belgian government has been accused of "creative accounting" following the transfer of the assets of a first pillar pension plan into its coffers.

According to one industry source, who asked not to be named, assets transferred from the Port of Antwerp pension fund to the state were deposited as “recurring income to reduce the public deficit”....

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