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Leaked budget remains a work in progress, pleasing no one
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Leaked budget remains a work in progress, pleasing no one

From NRC Handelsblad · () Dutch

Translated from Dutch and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • The leaked budget from the D66, CDA and VVD minority coalition includes concessions to opposition parties, including less extensive social-security cuts.
  • The coalition plans to seek advice from social partners on wealth taxation, but the proposals remain provisional.

The leaked budget of the minority coalition formed by D66, CDA and VVD is not yet a settled plan. It remains a work document, and one that has so far managed to satisfy no one fully.

The draft does contain gestures toward the opposition. Planned cuts to social security will not go ahead in full, offering some relief compared with the coalition’s earlier position.

On wealth taxation, the coalition intends to ask social partners for advice. That leaves the issue open and signals that the government has not yet reached a final position.

For now, however, none of the measures can be treated as certain. The budget is still being negotiated and remains, in essence, a provisional document.

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Originally published by NRC Handelsblad in Dutch. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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