At the federal Belgian level, the majority consists of the liberal, socialist and green parties. It is impossible to introduce a binding initiative, because this implies a constitutional change. In the short run, the new governments want to circumvent this difficulty by a declaration, that the parties of the majority will respect the outcome of the referendum. However, most politicians oppose the introduction of the referendum in our country.
Flemish people are always suspicious when it comes to matters financial.
They think that politicians are planning to rob them once more. It should be kept in mind that no real referendum exists in Belgium. There is only a consultative referendum at the communal level, and citizens have not even the legal right to obtain a referendum. In Sint-Niklaas , the referendum was about the construction of an underground parking building right under the central market place. This is what the political majority at Sint-Niklaas did.