Dutch MPs to vote on plan to reduce student loan interest rate
1 year, 1 month ago

Dutch MPs to vote on plan to reduce student loan interest rate

NL Times  

Dutch MPs will vote on Thursday evening to reduce the interest rate that students have to pay on their loans. This comes as students have expressed frustration with the new interest rate on student loans, which is set to be five times higher next year, increasing from 0.46 percent to 2.56 percent. Omtzigt proposes reducing the tax break granted to international workers in order to cut the interest rate on student loans. This amount could be used to lower interest rates for students without a basic grant, but the exact reduction and its implementation timeline remain unclear.

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Most NL residents want to scrap interest on student loans
1 year, 9 months ago

Most NL residents want to scrap interest on student loans

NL Times  

More than six in ten Netherlands residents think that interest on student loans should be abolished. Among all age groups, a majority is in favor of dropping student loan interest rates to 0, although young adults, in particular, share this view, according to a survey by ANP and Kieskompas. As a result, the economic situation - such as the current …

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