'Geld lastenverlagingen niet in onze zak gestoken' (VBO) : waar dan wel?

"We did not put it in our pocket", is the saying of the president of the Union of Belgian Corporations (VBO), speaking about the diminished costs for corporations, as a consequence of government measures (lower corporate taxation and lower contributions to social security). I cite the increase in 2018 by 12,8 % of net profits, or 12,5 billion (excluding ABInbev); dividends go up by 21%. Wages stayed behind. For 2019 another rise is predicted. Worldwide a similar increase of dividends over 2918 and 2919 is seen/forecast: 1.370 billion and 1.430 billion.