Factsheet for measure
BE-2022-22/3111
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Updated
– measures in Belgium
Ecology premium+ environmental grants
Ecologiepremie+
Background information
The Flemish government intends to encourage companies to organize their production process in a sustainable, climate-friendly, circular and energy-efficient way. To do this they have created the so called Ecology premium+ (among other measures). This premium covers part of the extra investment costs entailed and reduce the barrier for companies to make them.
Content of measure
The ecology premium+ is a financial allowance for companies that make their production process more energy-efficient and environmentally friendly. The Flemish government covers part of the extra investment costs (15 to 55%). The final amount of the subsidy depends on the nature of the investment, the eco-class to which a technology belongs and the size of the company.
The main condition for eligibility for this ecology premium+ is that the investment must appear on the limitative technology list that was established by the governmental services involved. However, even those technologies that may not appear on the limitative technology list due to their uniqueness can sometimes still apply for a strategic ecology grant under specific conditions.
Updates
The following updates to this measure have been made after it came into effect.
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10 July 2024
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Since 1 July 2024, the support regulations for this subsidy have been updated. The main changes include alterations to the conditions for ecological support. A new list of 44 technologies (LTL) eligible for subsidisation will be introduced.
By ministerial decree dated 1 December 2023, the exhaustive list of technologies eligible for the ecology premium subsidy has been amended. These changes were necessary under the new General Block Exemption Regulation, which came into effect on 1 July 2023. The new technology list will apply to subsidy applications submitted from 1 January 2024.
Changes: 1. T 201081 Electric/CNG high-pressure trailer has been removed. 2. The subsidy rate for certain transport vehicles and equipment has been adjusted.
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09 April 2024
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The most recent uptake data go back to 2021, in total 3024 companies received a premium via Ecology premium+ back then.
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Use of measure
The use of the measure has not been made public at the time of writing.
Target groups
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Workers
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Businesses
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Citizens
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Does not apply to workers
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Applies to all businesses
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Does not apply to citizens
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Actors and funding
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Actors
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Funding
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Company / Companies
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Regional funds
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Social partners
Social partners' role in
designing the measure
and form of involvement:
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Trade unions
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Employers' organisations
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Role
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Unknown
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Unknown
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Form
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Not applicable
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Not applicable
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Social partners' role in the
implementation, monitoring and assessment phase:
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Unknown
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Main level of involvement: N/A
Involvement
Involvement of social partners is unknown.
Views and reactions
Views of social partners are unknown.
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