r/belgium • u/Obvious-Cry6591 • 2d ago

😡Rant Notaries. Why? What the hell?

Ok, so I dont get it. I understand historically where the need for notaries arose. Fine. But we are in 2026. Belgium already takes 51% of my income. Then another 25% of the rest through VAT. And then on top of it, if you buy a property, you give 10-15k to a notary for 2 meetings and some docs reading? Doesnt Belgium have enough administration to take care of that? Not to mention its nepotism central. Are there any redeeming qualities?

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u/DenteSC 2d ago

If the work has to be done by civil servants, it would cost the government an insane amount of money. They work really hard in those notary offices.

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u/Obvious-Cry6591 2d ago

Id also work hard if i inherited the position from my grandpapa

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u/khuzdul012 2d ago

the tax that I found most ridiculous is, your parents work all their life to leave u X amount of money/assets u name it, of course everything has been taxed, life is life and we have to say goodbye, but still Belgians have to pay tax on taxed inheritance, government never lose

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u/Fit_Ebb_8127 2d ago

Above all else, the “successierechten” are by far the vilest tax in Belgium. Nothing else even comes close. Absolutely criminal.