Dutch minority cabinet makes major budget concessions to win opposition support

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Dutch minority cabinet makes major budget concessions to win opposition support
Prime Minister Jetten and Finance Minister Heinen / photo: RVD

For weeks, budget talks in The Hague appeared stuck. Now Prime Minister Rob Jetten's minority cabinet has made a series of significant concessions on social security, taxation and purchasing power in a bid to secure parliamentary support for its 2027 budget. But one crucial question remains: will it be enough to assemble majorities on both the left and the right?

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