The plans of GroenLinks-PvdA will halve poverty in the Netherlands, according to the Central Planning Office’s calculation of the parties’ election manifesto. Despite these billions in additional expenditure, the left-wing party’s plans will improve the government finances, partly thanks to a new millionaires’ tax that yields over 9 billion euros. Government expenditure will increase by almost 20 billion euros in …
Rising healthcare costs will cause a massive increase in health insurance premiums in the coming year. Premiums for the basic health insurance packages have already increased by over 10 euros to around 138 euros per month this year. By 2027, basic health insurance will cost about 175 euros per month, the planning office predicts. And rising wages mean care institutions …
The Dutch government's coronavirus support package saved between 65 thousand and 180 thousand jobs, central planning office CPB calculated. The support package was therefore effective in 2020 - many people kept their income, unemployment did not skyrocket, and few companies went bankrupt, the CPB said, NOS reports. The CPB looked at the NOW scheme for wage support, the TVL scheme …
