Dutch Cabinet wants to support the poorest, despite cracks in the State treasury
1 year, 4 months ago

Dutch Cabinet wants to support the poorest, despite cracks in the State treasury

NL Times  

The domestic budget leaves little room for extra expenditure, but the Cabinet still wants to come up with a package of measures to prevent the poorest people in the Netherlands from being unable to pay their bills. Caretaker Prime Minister Mark Rutte said on Friday after the regular weekly Council of Ministers meeting that he wanted to at least limit the decline in purchasing power for those households with the lowest incomes. In his first press conference after a summer break, the prime minister would not reveal the source of funding for the extra package of measures, which could cost billions. The fact that households with slim wallets will see their purchasing power fall sharply next year if no additional measures are taken is mainly due to the fact that many crisis schemes will expire starting on January 1.

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