(Reuters) -The Belgian government on Monday reached an agreement on its budget for next year after months of tense negotiations, broadcaster VRT reported citing Prime Minister Bart De Wever.
De Wever earlier this month set a Christmas deadline for his bickering five-party coalition to reach a deal, after they continued to disagree on how to repair government finances.
Agreement was reached during marathon talks that started on Sunday morning and went until early on Monday.
The deal will not avert a three-day national strike against earlier announced reforms to the pension system, starting on Monday.
The strike is set to severely impact train and air traffic. Brussels airport last week scrapped all departing flights on Wednesday as its security and handling staff will participate in the strike.
(Reporting by Bart Meijer; Editing by Stephen Coates)
