This Survey is published on the responsibility of the Economic and Development Review Committee of the OECD, which is charged with the examination of the economic situation of member countries.The economic situation and policies of Belgium were reviewed by the Committee on 27 March 2013. The draft report was then revised in the light of the discussions and given final approval as the agreed report of the whole Committee on 9 April 2013.The Secretariat’s draft report was prepared for the Committee by Jens Høj and Stéphane Sorbe under the supervision of Pierre Beynet. Research assistance was provided by Sylvie Foucher-Hantala. The survey’s also benefited from external consultancy work done by Stef Proost.The previous Survey of Belgium was issued in July 2011.