Dutch prime minister concedes his coalition needs ‘serious fresh start’ after anger at tax deal
The deal trims the original proposal and could leave a funding shortfall of more than €400 million, officials warned.
- Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten called a crisis meeting Friday with his two coalition partners to save his minority government after deep divisions emerged over wealth tax amendments Thursday.
- The three-party coalition, in power less than nine months, fractured Thursday when D66 and Christian Democrats backed opposition tax amendments that the right-wing VVD vehemently opposed.
- VVD leader Ruben Brekelmans called the vote "disillusioning" and "disconcerting," while PRO leader Jesse Klaver dubbed the tax deal a "millionaire's tax" that threatened business interests in the Netherlands.
- Jetten said he would do all he could to hold the coalition together and would seek "a new start" in Friday's meeting with his coalition partners.
- A government collapse could trigger new elections, marking the fourth in five years, though the left-wing Pro party ruled out forming another minority government Thursday.
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After a full day of debate on Thursday, the tax bill agreement was approved by an extremely narrow parliamentary majority. The VVD ultimately voted against its own government's tax plan, causing the coalition's foundations to collapse. The post Netherlands: Rob Yetten's minority government on the brink of collapse appeared first on in.gr.
After the dispute over tax reform, the Dutch minority government threatens. Prime Minister Jetten is looking for a solution. How does the right-wing liberal party VVD decide?
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After the dispute over tax reform, the Dutch minority government threatens. Prime Minister Jetten is looking for a solution. How does the right-wing liberal party VVD decide?
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NettavisenDutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten will hold an emergency meeting with the government parties on Friday in an attempt to avoid the government falling in connection with a small increase in wealth tax.
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Dutch prime minister calls crisis talks as coalition acrimony erupts over tax package
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten called a crisis meeting Friday with the senior leaders of his two coalition partners, seeking to ease open acrimony in the three-party minority administration less than nine months into its…
Dutch government set for talks to stave off collapse after wealth tax row
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