BRUSSELS, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel told local media Bel RTL on Tuesday morning that his two main preoccupations for 2017 are security and employment.
"I have two preoccupations. I want to continue implementing reforms to create jobs ... Secondly, I remain extremely vigilant on security issues," he said before confessing he did not sleep well during the winter holidays' festivities.
"In the next few months, we will pay close attention to security issues and we will do everything we can to increase safety levels," he added.
Michel said a lot of decisions were made during the first two years of his mandate. He expressed his willingness to continue making useful decisions and implementing reforms.
Taxes and social welfare were also discussed. The Belgian prime minister intends to further implement a tax shift which aims at rebalancing the tax system by raising the salary of workers with low and average income.
Michel believed that creating jobs is the best way to fund social welfare in the years to come. "Our government is the best shield against the shutdown of social welfare. The reason is that the jobs are now successfully creating will contribute to finance our social security for today and for tomorrow," he announced.
