The A license deposit is €250,000. The A license incorporation fee (paid once) is €13,600. The A license local server fee (paid once) is €12,000. Then there is also the corporation tax at 33.99% and the additional gaming tax at 15% as well as a vat rate of 21% for online games of chance. The high tax rate is a huge challenge in acquiring an online gaming license in Belgium. The ray of sunshine is the validity of the license which is 15 years.