Former ministers and aldermen who become MPs claim top-up benefits
5 years, 1 month ago

Former ministers and aldermen who become MPs claim top-up benefits

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Several MPs are still claiming the special benefit for politicians who lose their job because they were earning more as aldermen or ministers before taking seats in parliament, the Volkskrant said on Tuesday. VVD parliamentary party leader Klaas Dijkhoff, for example, is claiming €37,000 a year in wachtgeld on top of his MP’s salary and party leader supplements, because he still earns less than he did as a minister, the paper said. ‘I see the wachtgeld ruling as a part of this.’ Another VVD MP, Arne Weverling, claims an extra €10,000 a year because he earned more while an alderman in Westland, the paper said. MPs who had better paying jobs as aldermen or ministers and are not claiming the benefit include Mark Harbers, Lodewijk Asscher and Lilian Ploumen.

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MPs' unemployment benefit bill hits €400k, as 23 MPs quit politics early
4 years, 8 months ago

MPs' unemployment benefit bill hits €400k, as 23 MPs quit politics early

Dutch News  

In total 23 of the 150 members of the lower house of parliament have resigned since the March 2017 general election and many of them have claimed the special unemployment benefit for MPs, even though they quit voluntarily. Mayor Sybrand Buma, the former CDA leader is also thought to have claimed wachtgeld for three months before taking up the position …

MPs' unemployment benefit bill hits €400k, as 23 MPs quit politics early
4 years, 8 months ago

MPs' unemployment benefit bill hits €400k, as 23 MPs quit politics early

Dutch News  

In total 23 of the 150 members of the lower house of parliament have resigned since the March 2017 general election and many of them have claimed the special unemployment benefit for MPs, even though they quit voluntarily. Mayor Sybrand Buma, the former CDA leader is also thought to have claimed wachtgeld for three months before taking up the position …

Former ministers and aldermen who become MPs claim top-up benefits
5 years, 1 month ago

Former ministers and aldermen who become MPs claim top-up benefits

Dutch News  

Several MPs are still claiming the special benefit for politicians who lose their job because they were earning more as aldermen or ministers before taking seats in parliament, the Volkskrant said on Tuesday. VVD parliamentary party leader Klaas Dijkhoff, for example, is claiming €37,000 a year in wachtgeld on top of his MP’s salary and party leader supplements, because he …

Council bill for jobless aldermen tops €126m in five years
5 years, 6 months ago

Council bill for jobless aldermen tops €126m in five years

Dutch News  

Dutch local councils have spent €126m over the past five years on special unemployment benefits for former aldermen, according to research by current affairs show EenVandaag. In total, 1,500 aldermen received the civil service benefit known as wachtgeld after losing their jobs when councils changed political colour or because they were not reappointed. The aldermen’s association Wethoudersvereneging said it is …

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