{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_mdrcdgohuejbzhedh7ma","title":"Mechelen mag 1,5 miljoen van omstreden toeslag bij GAS-boetes bijhouden: gouverneur kan stad niet dwingen tot terugbetaling","title_en":"Mechelen allowed to keep 1.5 million euros from controversial surcharge on GAS fines: governor cannot force the city to repay","outlets":1,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/mechelen-allowed-to-keep-1-5-million-euros-from-controversial-surcharge-mdrcdgohue","count":1,"items":[{"id":"n_mdrcdgohuejbzhedh7ma","seq":613509,"kind":"article","title":"Mechelen mag 1,5 miljoen van omstreden toeslag bij GAS-boetes bijhouden: gouverneur kan stad niet dwingen tot terugbetaling","title_en":"Mechelen allowed to keep 1.5 million euros from controversial surcharge on GAS fines: governor cannot force the city to repay","url":"https://vrtnws.be/p.VLyQlBNkE","summary":"De stad Mechelen mag 1,5 miljoen euro aan extra boetekosten bijhouden, en moet de mensen niet terugbetalen. Dat schrijft Het Laatste Nieuws en het bericht wordt ons bevestigd. Er was veel te doen over een toeslag van 6 euro die Mechelen bovenop een GAS-boete aanrekende. \"Ik kan de stad niet verplichten die bedragen terug te betalen. Gedupeerden kunnen naar de rechter stappen\", oordeelt Antwerps gouverneur Cathy Berx.","published":"2026-09-29T07:14:19Z","seen":"2026-09-29T08:12:46Z","lang":"nl","country":"BE","source":{"id":"kite-vrt-be-8e8af9","name":"vrt.be","domain":"vrt.be","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q12858","name":"Flemish Radio and Television Broadcasting Organization","type":"public_broadcaster","country":"BE","designations":["broadcast network","public broadcaster"]}},"via":"kite-vrt-be-8e8af9","entities":[{"id":"Q162022","name":"Mechelen","type":"place"},{"id":"Q1467493","name":"Gas","type":"org"}],"image":"https://images.vrt.be/vrtnws_share/2026/09/29/56bb9ff1-75df-4996-b2cd-584b34914ed3.jpg","story":"st_mdrcdgohuejbzhedh7ma","category":"crime-law","category_p":0.4099999964237213,"sentiment":"neutral","tone":-0.4099999964237213,"political":0.38999998569488525}]}