Dutch prime minister concedes his coalition needs ‘serious fresh start’ after anger at tax deal
The coalition faces a possible reset after a tax deal with opposition parties triggered warnings of a funding gap of more than 400 million euros, officials said.
- On Thursday, Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten conceded his minority government needs a "serious fresh start" following a tax deal that angered the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy . The coalition crisis erupted less than nine months into its four-year term.
- Lawmakers from Jetten's centrist D66 party and the Christian Democrats reached a tax agreement Wednesday with opposition parties PRO and Volt. The VVD slammed the deal as a breach of the coalition agreement hammered out before taking office.
- Finance Minister Eelco Heinen warned the amendment could create a funding shortfall of more than $442 million. The government advised lawmakers against supporting the measure, which was intended to underpin 2027 budget plans.
- To attend a parliamentary debate on the tax measures, Jetten skipped a European Union leaders' summit. Christian Democrat leader Henri Bontenbal told national broadcaster NOS he wants the coalition to survive its full four-year term, "preferably eight years."
- Holding only 66 of 150 parliamentary seats, Jetten's government faces a precarious future. If the coalition collapses, the Netherlands would face fresh elections next year, marking the fifth general election in less than a decade.
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Dutch Premier Jetten Tries to Save Coalition Before Tax Votes
PM Jetten: “Serious fresh start” better than Cabinet collapse amid coalition turmoil
Prime Minister Rob Jetten wants to keep the current three-party coalition intact. During Thursday's parliamentary debate, he was asked whether the Cabinet could continue without ministers from the VVD, but Jetten made clear that this was not an option for him. Regardless of the outcome of the votes on the Tax Plan, the coalition will have to “make a very serious fresh start together,” Jetten said.
Regardless of the outcome of the votes on the Tax Plan, the coalition will have to "make a very serious fresh start together." This was stated by Prime Minister Rob Jetten during the debate on the coalition crisis regarding the Tax Plan. He will take the initiative to do so in the coming days.
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welingelichtekringen.nlTHE HAGUE (ANP) - Until last Tuesday, Prime Minister Rob Jetten (D66) had the impression that "not a single major step could be taken" with the parties in the right-wing alliance. He said this during the tax debate, "based on the feedback we received from the three coalition parties". Asked...
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Dutch prime minister concedes his coalition needs 'serious fresh start' after anger at tax deal
Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten concedes that his struggling three-party minority coalition needs a “serious fresh start.”
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