The High Council of Finance

Who we are and what we do?

The members of the High Council of Finance are high level experts.

Tasks

The members of the High Council of Finance:

  • analyse and study fundamental budgetary, financial and fiscal issues;
  • suggest adaptations or reforms.

They can act on their own initiative or at the request of the Federal Minister of Finance or the Minister of Budget.

Structure of the High Council of Finance: two permanent sections and TWO study groupS

The High Council of Finance counts two permanent sections, a Study Committee on Ageing and a Study Committee on Public Investments. 

  1. Section "Public sector borrowing requirement"
  2. Section "Taxation and social security contributions"
  3. Study Committee on Ageing
  4. Study Committee on Public Investments

Composition of the HIGH COUNCIL OF FINANCE (JUNE 2024)

COUNCIL

Chairman

Vincent VAN PETEGHEM,
Minister of Finance

Vice-chairman

Greet T'JONCK,
Chairman of the Study Committee on Ageing

BORROWING REQUIREMENT

Chairman

Pierre WUNSCH

Members

Koen ALGOED
Selien DE SCHRYDER
Dirk DE SMEDT
Gert DE SMET
Kim EVANGELISTA
Julie FISZMAN
Axel MILLER
Gérard SERVAIS
Carine SMOLDERS
Steven VANACKERE
Magali VERDONCK
Sébastien YERNA

Secretariat

info.fin@hrfcsf.be

TAXATION AND
SOCIAL SECURITY

Chairman

Wim COUMANS

Members

Caroline CLEPPERT
Kaltoum GHERDAOUI
Tim HERMANS
Tom JANSEN
Herman MATTHIJS
Matthieu POSSOZ
Christophe QUINTARD
Baudouin REGOUT
Edoardo TRAVERSA
Toon VANHEUKELOM
Jan VERHOEYE

Secretariat

info.fisc@hrfcsf.be

Study COMMITTEE
on Ageing

Chairman

Greet T'JONCK

Vice-Chairman

Baudouin REGOUT

Members

Gert DE SMET
Christelle LEBEAU
Steven VANACKERE
Evelien VANALME
Maruja VAN BAELEN
Saskia WEEMAES
Jacqueline WEERTS

Secretariat

info.ageing@hrfcsf.be

Study COMMITTEE
on Public Investments

Chairman

Baudouin REGOUT

Members

Koen DEVOLDERE
Martine DRUANT
Gina GENTIL
Tim HERMANS
Axel LEGAY
Florence LEPOIVRE
Vincent VANSTEENBERGHE

Secretariat

info.fedinvest@hrfcsf.be

Historical review of the High Council of Finance

You can download a pdf-file about the history of the High Council of Finance: "Bondige geschiedenis van de Hoge Raad van Financiën (PDF, 124.53 KB)" (available in Dutch only).

Publications in the Belgian Official Journal of the annual report on the activities of the High Council of Finance
Year Official Journal of Year Official Journal of
1969 24.03.1970 1989 21.07.1990
1970 11.09.1971 1990 06.04.1991
1971 21.06.1972 1991 25.01.1992
1972 27.07.1973 1992 23.02.1993
1973 17.09.1974 1993 18.03.1994
1974 30.07.1975 1994 08.02.1995
1975 11.06.1976 1995 24.02.1996
1976 22.09.1977 1996 17.07.1997
1977 01.04.1978 1997 03.03.1998
1978 01.10.1979 1998 05.05.1999
1979 10.04.1980 1999 10.03.2000
1980 09.04.1981 2000 31.05.2001
1981 01.05.1982 2001 15.02.2002 (Ed. 2)
1982 06.04.1983 2002 30.05.2003 (Ed. 2) (PDF, 47.62 KB)
1983 14.03.1984 2003 12.03.2004 (PDF, 48.81 KB)
1984 16.05.1985 2004 08.04.2005 (Ed. 2) (PDF, 33.64 KB)
1985 18.04.1986 2005 27.12.2006 (Ed. 2) (PDF, 319.48 KB)
1986 12.05.1987 2006 21.02.2007 (Ed. 2) (PDF, 331.71 KB)
1987 05.03.1988 2007 26.01.2009 (Ed. 2) (PDF, 322.66 KB)
1988 21.02.1989    

Overview of the institutional development of the High Council of Finance

You can download a pdf-file about the institutional development of the High Council of Finance: "Institutionele geschiedenis van de Hoge Raad van Financiën 1936-1996 (PDF, 282.81 KB)" (available in Dutch only).