Mobility budget = opportunity!
- Thierry Devresse
- 6 days ago
- 4 min read
February 12, 2026
š Last week, quite a lot was written about a study conducted to gauge interest in the Mobility Budget.
After all, the mandatory introduction of the mobility budget is on the table:
āļøfrom 1 January 2027 all enterprises with more than 50 employees;
āļø from 1 January 2028, all enterprises with more than 15 employees.
The study showed that the popularity of the mobility budget could still use a boost. Often under the motto 'unknown is unloved'.
MBE Mobility Budget Experts continues its efforts to map out the benefits of the mobility budget. As with all changes, you must of course first go through the change process, after which there are only benefitsā¦.
š° The primary objective of the mandatory implementation is to encourage people to think about their mobility and not automatically consider the car as the only mobility solution. The secondary objective is to bring the hodgepodge of fiscal rules surrounding mobility under one roof and to simplify the administration as well as the enforcement thereof, e.g. through the use of a mobility app. The legal framework ensures the further professionalization of various mobility services and digital solutions.
With these objectives in mind, you knew that:
āļøthe mobility budget can be put together very flexibly:
Or you can choose to offer only Pillars 2 and 3, so without a (smaller) electric company car. You are therefore not obliged to push through the electrification of your fleet, especially if your employees do not have the right mobility pattern, your car policy is not yet ready, or EVs are still too expensive, e.g. with car policies based on purchase budgets.
Or you can also require a specific group of employees to spend the mobility budget on an (electric) car after all, simply because this group needs the car as a work tool.
Or you can also offer the car in Pillar 1 without a charging card and provide reimbursement for professional mileage on top of the mobility budget. This might be useful for those companies located close to a station where public transport is possibly the most attractive mobility solution.
o you can determine the amount of the mobility budget: a rather limited budget if you use the actual cost formula of the individual car you are exchanging for a mobility budget or the average costs of cars currently in use in the same job category, to a rather generous budget based on the fixed cost formula.
Oh, in short, you can fully translate your mobility needs into the right mobility policyā¦
āļøExperience shows that the mobility budget, which in principle builds upon the car policy, can be a good trigger to revise the car policy and put things in orderā¦.
āļøThe mobility budget acts as a trigger for your employees to flexibly meet their personal mobility needs, thereby leading to happier employeesā¦.
āļø The implementation of the mobility budget can bring about a far-reaching administrative simplification of mobility management for you as an employer, for example through the use of the Olympus Mobility app, where the employer's involvement in the administrative processing is limited to the reimbursement of budgets used by employees. 1 system that facilitates multimodal mobility, checks for compliance with rules set by the employer, and settles against the set budget while respecting all applicable legal obligations.
āļø The employee has flexible and easy access to various modes of mobility through the use of the Olympus Mobility app.
š± Give it some attention and energy, and as an employer, you will soon feel that the mandatory implementation is an absolute opportunity to introduce better, simpler mobility within your organization, resulting in stronger employer branding!
The first step simplified via MBE Mobility Budget Experts!
MBE Mobility Budget Experts was established to meet the above need and has focused on two key pillars to support the successful and efficient implementation of the mobility budget:
An automated approach combining digitalization, mobility profiling forms, and TCO calculations, enabling a fully customized mobility budget to be implemented within 24 hours. This comprehensive approach includes: * A tailored mobility policy based on the legal framework * A tailored car policy * TCO calculations * All necessary documents for both the employer and employees * A tax file that can serve as a guideline for any potential tax and/or social security audit
A group of around 50 trained mobility consultants who can assist clients, where necessary, with strategic mobility issues and the preparation and/or completion of forms.
We are ready to support you. From a company in need of guidance within a broader framework to a company wishing to introduce a more standardized (with customization) mobility budget, they can all turn to us. MBE Mobility Budget Experts!
The second step is handled via Olympus Mobility!
š° They offer peace of mind to ensure administrative simplification after implementation and give the employee the flexibility of a mobility app that provides access to various mobility solutions.
š No more excuses not to get started! Start today www.mbe.be
Author: Bart Vanham, partner MBE Mobility Budget Experts
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