Belgians can’t pay their debts

A huge amount of Belgian family’s aren’t able to pay back their debts. In September 2008 7.1% of the family’s in Belgium couldn’t pay their bills on time. This year, due to the economic crisis, this number is even higher. Now 7.3% of the Belgian population is kown as a defaulter. Especially the mortgage and the installment loans know the highest increase (15-16%) of people who can’t pay their debts. (De Standaard)

Maarten De Tant