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Netherlands aims to cut around 20% of government jobs over next decade
The cabinet aims to save €3.5 billion a year by trimming advisory bodies, using AI and tightening rules on public information requests.
- State Secretary Eric van der Burg announced plans on Monday to cut 25,000 civil service jobs by 2035, aiming to save €3.5 billion annually through standardized IT systems and artificial intelligence.
- The VVD minister plans to reduce advisory bodies and committees, currently numbering 28 and 150 respectively, as part of a broader efficiency drive to streamline government operations.
- Van der Burg stated some savings will come from simpler regulation and reducing "exceptions to exceptions" under a coalition agreement with D66, VVD, and CDA parties to scrap rules annually.
- While police and defense budgets are expected to be excluded, government agencies under strain—including the tax office and employment benefits agency UWV—are unlikely to be spared from cuts.
- The government also intends to tighten rules around the freedom of information law Woo, citing concerns that requests are frequently too broad to fulfill clearly.
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