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Prime Minister Jetten Says Coalition Is Satisfied With Budget Deal, but Work Is Just Beginning
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Prime Minister Jetten Says Coalition Is Satisfied With Budget Deal, but Work Is Just Beginning

From NRC Handelsblad · () Dutch

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

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  • Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten said the coalition had reached a budget agreement but still faced further negotiations.
  • The minority coalition of D66, VVD and CD holds 66 seats and needs opposition support in the Tweede Kamer.
  • Jetten said the coalition had made substantial concessions but gave no details of the agreement, which will be presented on Prinsjesdag.

Prime Minister Rob Jetten described the Dutch coalition’s budget deal as a result it could accept, while making clear that the negotiations are not over. "The coalition is satisfied with the result that is now on the table, but with the knowledge that this is not the end," he said after a cabinet meeting.

The coalition is satisfied with the result that is now on the table, but with the knowledge that this is not the end.

— Rob JettenThe Dutch prime minister described the outcome of the coalition’s budget talks.

The agreement follows weeks of unusually prolonged talks between D66, VVD and CD. The three parties hold only 66 seats in the Tweede Kamer, leaving them dependent on opposition parties to pass the budget. Jetten said the coalition had made "a number of substantial concessions" and believed it could win broad parliamentary support.

a number of substantial concessions

— Rob JettenHe referred to measures the coalition had offered in the search for parliamentary support.

He declined to disclose the agreement’s contents or explain which choices were made to attract support from parties on the left or right. The details are due to be revealed on Prinsjesdag. The deadline for submitting the budget to the Council of State falls on Monday.

a little friction from time to time

— Rob JettenHe characterized disagreements during the negotiations.

The talks became more difficult after opposition parties were excluded from negotiations the previous week while the coalition partners worked to resolve their own disagreements. Jetten described the process only as involving "a little friction from time to time." Finance Minister Eelco Heinen of the VVD called the discussions "a complicated puzzle" and said they had produced "a very good basis" for further negotiations.

a complicated puzzle

— Eelco HeinenThe finance minister described the budget negotiations.
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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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