Indeed, Belgium has a 15% tax on bank account interests and profits from securities (25% for some stocks). This is called précompte mobilier in French (a type of withholding tax). It's not VAT. There is a tax exemption on the first 1.770 €* of interest for every person residing in Belgium.
* indexed every year - this is the amount for 2011.
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