Cabinet Seeks Opposition Backing for Budget with New Box 3 Asset Tax Plans
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Cabinet seeks opposition backing for budget with new Box 3 asset tax plans
Prime Minister Rob Jetten has said after the weekly Council of Ministers meeting that the minority government has presented a new proposal aimed at winning opposition support for its budget. The Cabinet’s revised plans include measures affecting purchasing power, social security and the tax on income from assets in Box 3.
The minority cabinet will continue talks with the opposition over the coming days regarding support for the budget. Prime Minister Jetten says that they listened carefully during last week's General Debates, the two-day debate following Budget Day. Based on this, a "new and attractive offer" has been devised "to win over both the left and the right sides of the opposition." According to Jetten, it concerns a package of proposals "that are close…
Prime Minister Rob Jetten has returned from New York with ‘a new and attractive offer’ for the opposition. In this way, he hopes to still find a majority for his minority cabinet’s budget. The talks begin this Saturday. There is frustration among the opposition regarding the past week: “The process is proceeding very chaotically.”
The minority cabinet has a new proposal for the opposition to gain support for the budget, Prime Minister Rob Jetten said after the cabinet meeting. The cabinet is presenting new plans for purchasing power, social security, and the tax on income from capital (Box 3).
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