Country Report: Belgium.

The article reports on the economic and political outlook of Belgium for 2007 to 2008. An overview of the country's political scene is given, including the implications of the local election results held on October 8, 2006. The country's economic policy outlook expects that the 2007 budget will be optimistic, with a projected surplus of 0.3% in the gross domestic product. However, the country's average inflation forecast for 2007 and 2008 was decreased to 1.8% in both years.