Cross-party talks on pension reform to continue next week
11 years, 3 months ago

Cross-party talks on pension reform to continue next week

Dutch News  

Talks between the ruling coalition and three opposition parties on reforming the Dutch pension system will continue next week and are making ‘step-by-step’ progress, according to prime minister Mark Rutte. The ruling right-wing VVD and Labour party, together with the D66 Liberals and minor Christian parties, are trying to reach agreement on reforming the Dutch corporate pension system in order to generate major tax savings. Youngsters The government wants to reduce the amount workers can put tax free into corporate pension schemes from 2.25% of their gross salary to 1.85%. According to news agency ANP, the five parties are also looking at possible ways to set up a work-related pension scheme for the self-employed.

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Cost of living crisis in NL: MPs line up with their own plans
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Cost of living crisis in NL: MPs line up with their own plans

Dutch News  

Dutch MPs are on Tuesday afternoon debating what can be done to cut the cost of living in the Netherlands, with almost every party agreeing that the government needs to take action to help the middle class. “The most important thing we are proposing is making sure people get more take-home pay,” GroenLinks-PvdA leader Frans Timmermans said. “We want to …

MPs back formal review of NSC's pension referendum plan
2 months ago

MPs back formal review of NSC's pension referendum plan

Dutch News  

A majority of MPs have voted to ask the government’s highest-ranking advisory body, the Council of State, to assess plans to hold referenda on the new pension legislation. Two parties from the ruling right-wing coalition – the NSC and BBB – want to give workforces and pensioners the right to vote on whether their fund should move to the new …

PvdA and GroenLinks clear the way to support pension reform
2 years, 3 months ago

PvdA and GroenLinks clear the way to support pension reform

Dutch News  

The Labour party and GroenLinks have withdrawn some of their objections to government plans to reform the pension system, clearing the way for the legislation to pass in the senate. The two parties did use the last major debate on the changes in the lower house on Thursday night to renew their call for some amendments – including a government …

PvdA and GroenLinks clear the way to support pension reform
2 years, 3 months ago

PvdA and GroenLinks clear the way to support pension reform

Dutch News  

The Labour party and GroenLinks have withdrawn some of their objections to government plans to reform the pension system, clearing the way for the legislation to pass in the senate. The two parties did use the last major debate on the changes in the lower house on Thursday night to renew their call for some amendments – including a government …

Not enough senate support to break pension link to minimum wage
3 years, 2 months ago

Not enough senate support to break pension link to minimum wage

Dutch News  

Support for the new government’s decision to stop linking state pension increases to the minimum wage may not be forthcoming in the upper house of parliament, current affairs show Nieuwsuur reported on Tuesday night. The Labour party and far right JA21 both say they do not support the plan to break the link between the AOW and the minimum wage, …

Not enough senate support to break pension link to minimum wage
3 years, 2 months ago

Not enough senate support to break pension link to minimum wage

Dutch News  

Support for the new government’s decision to stop linking state pension increases to the minimum wage may not be forthcoming in the upper house of parliament, current affairs show Nieuwsuur reported on Tuesday night. The Labour party and far right JA21 both say they do not support the plan to break the link between the AOW and the minimum wage, …

Questions remain over pension changes as MPs back Koolmees plan
4 years, 8 months ago

Questions remain over pension changes as MPs back Koolmees plan

Dutch News  

Sweeping changes to the pension system have been backed by MPs, but questions remain about how the reforms will work in practice. Social affairs minister Wouter Koolmees secured the support of all four coalition parties as well as Labour, GroenLinks and the orthodox Protestant party SGP on Tuesday evening. Labour and GroenLinks backed the changes after securing a number of …

Questions remain over pension changes as MPs back Koolmees plan
4 years, 8 months ago

Questions remain over pension changes as MPs back Koolmees plan

Dutch News  

Sweeping changes to the pension system have been backed by MPs, but questions remain about how the reforms will work in practice. Social affairs minister Wouter Koolmees secured the support of all four coalition parties as well as Labour, GroenLinks and the orthodox Protestant party SGP on Tuesday evening. Labour and GroenLinks backed the changes after securing a number of …

Pension plan clears final hurdle as FNV union members back reform
4 years, 8 months ago

Pension plan clears final hurdle as FNV union members back reform

Dutch News  

Members of the FNV union have cleared the way for the government to reform the pension system after voting in favour of the new deal. The changes will make pension payouts more dependent on stock market performance, which has led the Socialist Party to brand the new system a ‘gamblers’ pension’. ‘We have worked out plans that will ensure that …

Pension plan clears final hurdle as FNV union members back reform
4 years, 8 months ago

Pension plan clears final hurdle as FNV union members back reform

Dutch News  

Members of the FNV union have cleared the way for the government to reform the pension system after voting in favour of the new deal. The changes will make pension payouts more dependent on stock market performance, which has led the Socialist Party to brand the new system a ‘gamblers’ pension’. ‘We have worked out plans that will ensure that …

Labour party to withdraw support from pension deal over taxing jobs
5 years, 1 month ago

Labour party to withdraw support from pension deal over taxing jobs

NL Times  

The PvdA is threatening to withdraw its support from the pension agreement, which was finally reached in June last year after a decade of negotiations. According to the labor party, the coalition is not sticking to its promise to make money available so that people with physically taxing jobs can retire earlier, RTL Z reports. The cabinet signed an agreement …

Restarted pension talks are 'constructive', minister says
5 years, 9 months ago

Restarted pension talks are 'constructive', minister says

Dutch News  

Monday night’s talks on reforming the Dutch pension system were ‘good’ and ‘constructive’ but no deal has yet been reached, social affairs minister Wouter Koolmees told reporters after the negotiations broke up in the early hours of Tuesday morning. Talks between ministers, unions and employers broke down last November after the unions pulled out over the government’s refusal to slow …

Restarted pension talks are 'constructive', minister says
5 years, 9 months ago

Restarted pension talks are 'constructive', minister says

Dutch News  

Monday night’s talks on reforming the Dutch pension system were ‘good’ and ‘constructive’ but no deal has yet been reached, social affairs minister Wouter Koolmees told reporters after the negotiations broke up in the early hours of Tuesday morning. Talks between ministers, unions and employers broke down last November after the unions pulled out over the government’s refusal to slow …

Pension reform talks may restart, minister stresses need for progress
5 years, 9 months ago

Pension reform talks may restart, minister stresses need for progress

Dutch News  

Social affairs minister Wouter Koolmees has told MPs that he wants to resume talks with unions and employers on reforming the Dutch pension system. The talks collapsed in November after the unions walked out, saying the cabinet was not prepared to do enough to meet their demands on the state pension age. He also said the cabinet ‘sees room to …

Pension reform talks may restart, minister stresses need for progress
5 years, 9 months ago

Pension reform talks may restart, minister stresses need for progress

Dutch News  

Social affairs minister Wouter Koolmees has told MPs that he wants to resume talks with unions and employers on reforming the Dutch pension system. The talks collapsed in November after the unions walked out, saying the cabinet was not prepared to do enough to meet their demands on the state pension age. He also said the cabinet ‘sees room to …

Government faces a busy year with two elections and headache issues
6 years, 2 months ago

Government faces a busy year with two elections and headache issues

Dutch News  

The ‘yellow vest’ protest movement may have failed to take off in the Netherlands so far, but the Dutch government does face a number of challenges in 2019 – not least of all two important elections. ‘There is no time to lose for this cabinet.’ NOS political correspondent Ron Frensen says that 2019 is the year in which the cabinet …

Cabinet may press ahead with pension reform without unions blessing
6 years, 4 months ago

Cabinet may press ahead with pension reform without unions blessing

Dutch News  

The Dutch cabinet may decide to press ahead with reforming the pension system without the involvement of the unions, the Telegraaf reported on Thursday. The unions, however, said the government was unwilling to move far enough on slowing down the rise in the state pension age. Both parties are also refusing to rule out reforming the pension system without union …

Cabinet may press ahead with pension reform without unions blessing
6 years, 4 months ago

Cabinet may press ahead with pension reform without unions blessing

Dutch News  

The Dutch cabinet may decide to press ahead with reforming the pension system without the involvement of the unions, the Telegraaf reported on Thursday. The unions, however, said the government was unwilling to move far enough on slowing down the rise in the state pension age. Both parties are also refusing to rule out reforming the pension system without union …

Pension reform talks collapse as unions pull out over retirement age
6 years, 4 months ago

Pension reform talks collapse as unions pull out over retirement age

Dutch News  

Talks between unions and employers on reforming the Dutch pension system collapsed on Tuesday night after the three big unions pulled out. We had €7bn to make sure the pension system was ready for the coming 50 years and a lot of progress had been made,’ prime minister Mark Rutte told reporters. ‘We want a solution to the untenable rise …

Pension reform talks collapse as unions pull out over retirement age
6 years, 4 months ago

Pension reform talks collapse as unions pull out over retirement age

Dutch News  

Talks between unions and employers on reforming the Dutch pension system collapsed on Tuesday night after the three big unions pulled out. We had €7bn to make sure the pension system was ready for the coming 50 years and a lot of progress had been made,’ prime minister Mark Rutte told reporters. ‘We want a solution to the untenable rise …

No result after marathon talks; pension negotiations to continue next week
6 years, 4 months ago

No result after marathon talks; pension negotiations to continue next week

Dutch News  

Marathon talks between unions and employers have failed to produce an agreement on changes to the current Dutch corporate pension system and will continue after the weekend. The change is necessary because the aging population is putting more pressure on the current pension system and pension funds are having to pay out to more people for longer. State pension age …

No result after marathon talks; pension negotiations to continue next week
6 years, 4 months ago

No result after marathon talks; pension negotiations to continue next week

Dutch News  

Marathon talks between unions and employers have failed to produce an agreement on changes to the current Dutch corporate pension system and will continue after the weekend. The change is necessary because the aging population is putting more pressure on the current pension system and pension funds are having to pay out to more people for longer. State pension age …

Unions says ministers must freeze retirement age, or face no new pension deal
6 years, 6 months ago

Unions says ministers must freeze retirement age, or face no new pension deal

Dutch News  

The cabinet must come up with more money for the state pensions by freezing the pension age, if it wants the unions to make a deal on reforming the entire system, the FNV trade union said on Friday. The FNV, the biggest pension federation in the Netherlands, said in a statement it will be ‘very diffcult to make an agreement …

Most Dutch back pension overhaul, switch to personal schemes: poll
8 years, 9 months ago

Most Dutch back pension overhaul, switch to personal schemes: poll

Dutch News  

Some two-thirds of the Dutch population support the idea of a new pension system in which individuals are given more choice to determine what their pensions should look like, according to a new poll by Maurice de Hond. The poll of 3,200 people was commissioned by the Liberal democratic party D66, which supports a shake-up of the current pension system, …

Pressure mounts for major overhaul of Dutch pension system
8 years, 10 months ago

Pressure mounts for major overhaul of Dutch pension system

Dutch News  

Pressure is mounting in the Netherlands for a major overhaul of the current three-tier pension system, with a string of influential organisations and people calling for wholesale reform. The Dutch pension system is based on three parts: the state pension AOW, payable in full to everyone who has lived in the country for more than 50 years and at reduced …

Pressure mounts for major overhaul of Dutch pension system
8 years, 10 months ago

Pressure mounts for major overhaul of Dutch pension system

Dutch News  

Pressure is mounting in the Netherlands for a major overhaul of the current three-tier pension system, with a string of influential organisations and people calling for wholesale reform. The Dutch pension system is based on three parts: the state pension AOW, payable in full to everyone who has lived in the country for more than 50 years and at reduced …

Two in five pensioners struggling to make ends meet
8 years, 11 months ago

Two in five pensioners struggling to make ends meet

Dutch News  

Two in five Dutch pensioners are struggling to make ends meet, according to a survey by senior citizens’ advocacy group ANBO. Liane den Haan, director of ANBO, described the figures as ‘very worrying’ and said pensioners had been disproportionately hard hit by recent spending cuts. ‘The financial strain is particularly hard on pensioners with medium to high medical expenses,’ Den …

MPs near agreement on pension reforms
10 years, 5 months ago

MPs near agreement on pension reforms

NL Times  

The Cabinet, governing groups and the opposition parties D66, ChristenUnie and SGP have reached an agreement on tightening the pension rules, Z24 reports. An important part of the bill is that pension funds are required to hold higher financial buffers from next year. Research will also be done into the low interest rates that pension funds must use to determine …

Rutte sees no issue budget day row
10 years, 6 months ago

Rutte sees no issue budget day row

NL Times  

The Cabinet maintains that the budged documents will be made public on Prinsjedag, September 16th. Prime Minister Rutte wrote to the Second Chamber that he sees no reason to depart from the agreements made by both Chambers. Sole earners with children with an average income goes backwards 9.5 percent and twice the average 8.2 percent, RTL reported. Single pensioners with …

Ministers, three opposition parties agree on pension reform
11 years, 3 months ago

Ministers, three opposition parties agree on pension reform

Dutch News  

The coalition government and three opposition parties on Wednesday finalised their agreement on pension reform, ensuring the plans will have majority support in the senate. The reforms centre on cutting the amount workers can save tax free towards a pension from 2.25% to 1.85% of their annual salary. The cabinet had wanted to reduce the tax break to 1.75% of …

Ministers, three opposition parties agree on pension reform
11 years, 3 months ago

Ministers, three opposition parties agree on pension reform

Dutch News  

The coalition government and three opposition parties on Wednesday finalised their agreement on pension reform, ensuring the plans will have majority support in the senate. The reforms centre on cutting the amount workers can save tax free towards a pension from 2.25% to 1.85% of their annual salary. The cabinet had wanted to reduce the tax break to 1.75% of …

After months of talks, pension reform agreement almost complete
11 years, 3 months ago

After months of talks, pension reform agreement almost complete

Dutch News  

The five political parties negotiating the reform of the pension system are nearing agreement, the NRC quotes sources in The Hague as saying. The ruling coalition parties, Labour and the right-wing VVD, and the D66 Liberals and two small Christian parties, continued their talks on Tuesday afternoon. According to the NRC’s sources, the amount workers can put tax free into …

After months of talks, pension reform agreement almost complete
11 years, 3 months ago

After months of talks, pension reform agreement almost complete

Dutch News  

The five political parties negotiating the reform of the pension system are nearing agreement, the NRC quotes sources in The Hague as saying. The ruling coalition parties, Labour and the right-wing VVD, and the D66 Liberals and two small Christian parties, continued their talks on Tuesday afternoon. According to the NRC’s sources, the amount workers can put tax free into …

Cross-party talks on pension reform to continue next week
11 years, 3 months ago

Cross-party talks on pension reform to continue next week

Dutch News  

Talks between the ruling coalition and three opposition parties on reforming the Dutch pension system will continue next week and are making ‘step-by-step’ progress, according to prime minister Mark Rutte. The ruling right-wing VVD and Labour party, together with the D66 Liberals and minor Christian parties, are trying to reach agreement on reforming the Dutch corporate pension system in order …

Finance minister, opposition talk about pension reform problems
11 years, 4 months ago

Finance minister, opposition talk about pension reform problems

Dutch News  

Ministers are working on plans to force pension funds to lower their premiums, which they hope will win opposition support for a more sober corporate pension system. Talks Finance minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem held talks with leaders of five opposition parties on Monday evening in an effort to win backing in the senate. The government wants to reduce the amount workers …

Finance minister, opposition talk about pension reform problems
11 years, 4 months ago

Finance minister, opposition talk about pension reform problems

Dutch News  

Ministers are working on plans to force pension funds to lower their premiums, which they hope will win opposition support for a more sober corporate pension system. Talks Finance minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem held talks with leaders of five opposition parties on Monday evening in an effort to win backing in the senate. The government wants to reduce the amount workers …

Tough opposition to government's pension reforms, ahead of vote
11 years, 5 months ago

Tough opposition to government's pension reforms, ahead of vote

Dutch News  

The cabinet’s plan to reform the corporate pension system are under fire on Tuesday during a debate in the senate, or upper house. However, the three main opposition parties – the Christian Democrats, left-wing liberal D66 and christian ChristenUnie – will take some convincing if the government is to win the vote later this evening. Off the table Christian Democrat …

Tough opposition to government's pension reforms, ahead of vote
11 years, 5 months ago

Tough opposition to government's pension reforms, ahead of vote

Dutch News  

The cabinet’s plan to reform the corporate pension system are under fire on Tuesday during a debate in the senate, or upper house. However, the three main opposition parties – the Christian Democrats, left-wing liberal D66 and christian ChristenUnie – will take some convincing if the government is to win the vote later this evening. Off the table Christian Democrat …

Employers' leader urges senators to back pension changes
11 years, 6 months ago

Employers' leader urges senators to back pension changes

Dutch News  

Employers’ leader Bernard Wientjes on Sunday made a last ditch effort to persuade senators to pass controversial new pension legislation when it comes up for discussion in the upper house of parliament this week. Wientjes told television current affairs show Buitenhof the entire package of measures agreed between unions, employers and ministers this spring would collapse if the pension changes …

Employers' leader urges senators to back pension changes
11 years, 6 months ago

Employers' leader urges senators to back pension changes

Dutch News  

Employers’ leader Bernard Wientjes on Sunday made a last ditch effort to persuade senators to pass controversial new pension legislation when it comes up for discussion in the upper house of parliament this week. Wientjes told television current affairs show Buitenhof the entire package of measures agreed between unions, employers and ministers this spring would collapse if the pension changes …

Pension reform talks end in deadlock
11 years, 8 months ago

Pension reform talks end in deadlock

Dutch News  

Talks between ministers, unions and employers on Tuesday evening about pension savings ended in deadlock. The government wants to reduce the amount workers can put tax free into corporate pension schemes from 2.25% of their gross salary to 1.85%, a move they say will generate €3bn in extra tax. Future pensions During Tuesday evening’s talks, the CNV trade union federation …

Pension reform talks end in deadlock
11 years, 8 months ago

Pension reform talks end in deadlock

Dutch News  

Talks between ministers, unions and employers on Tuesday evening about pension savings ended in deadlock. The government wants to reduce the amount workers can put tax free into corporate pension schemes from 2.25% of their gross salary to 1.85%, a move they say will generate €3bn in extra tax. Future pensions During Tuesday evening’s talks, the CNV trade union federation …

Unions, employers to join pension reform talks after criticism
11 years, 8 months ago

Unions, employers to join pension reform talks after criticism

Dutch News  

Ministers have invited union and industry leaders to talk again about plans to reduce the amount of money people can save tax free for a corporate pension. Although the two coalition parties assured majority support for the changes during Monday’s parliamentary debate, ministers have admitted there is a lot of criticism of the proposals. The government wants to reduce the …

Unions, employers to join pension reform talks after criticism
11 years, 8 months ago

Unions, employers to join pension reform talks after criticism

Dutch News  

Ministers have invited union and industry leaders to talk again about plans to reduce the amount of money people can save tax free for a corporate pension. Although the two coalition parties assured majority support for the changes during Monday’s parliamentary debate, ministers have admitted there is a lot of criticism of the proposals. The government wants to reduce the …

Pension changes under fire
11 years, 9 months ago

Pension changes under fire

Dutch News  

The government’s plans to reduce the amount workers can save tax-free for their pensions are too expensive and raise too many questions, according to the government’s most senior advisory body. The Dutch pension association commissioned the research to try to assess what people consider the impact of the changes in corporate pensions will be. Earlier this month, the financial services …

Pension changes under fire
11 years, 9 months ago

Pension changes under fire

Dutch News  

The government’s plans to reduce the amount workers can save tax-free for their pensions are too expensive and raise too many questions, according to the government’s most senior advisory body. The Dutch pension association commissioned the research to try to assess what people consider the impact of the changes in corporate pensions will be. Earlier this month, the financial services …

DutchNews.nl
18 years, 2 months ago

DutchNews.nl

Dutch News  

It has all gone rather quiet on the formation talks – he’s a sensible man, that Hans Wijffels who is in charge. Before the talks began, CDA leader Jan Pieter Balkenende said an insistence that wealthier pensioners pay contributions towards state pensions was absolutely out of the question. Now the Telegraaf reports that the PvdA is prepared to amend its …

DutchNews.nl
18 years, 2 months ago

DutchNews.nl

Dutch News  

It has all gone rather quiet on the formation talks – he’s a sensible man, that Hans Wijffels who is in charge. Before the talks began, CDA leader Jan Pieter Balkenende said an insistence that wealthier pensioners pay contributions towards state pensions was absolutely out of the question. Now the Telegraaf reports that the PvdA is prepared to amend its …

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