Yesterday, Kaag and Rutte had an initial meeting with opposition parties to gain support for the spring memorandum through the House of Representatives and the Senate. The cabinet does not have a majority in the Senate and is therefore dependent on the support of the opposition.
But according to Kaag, begging does not exist. “It’s a pretty big tour,” he says. For that reason, she does not want to go into the opposition’s demands in advance.
Spring note full of setbacks
The spring memorandum provides an interim statement on central government revenue and expenditure. There are many setbacks this year and billions more are needed than expected.
The war in Ukraine, for example, means that much more money has to be spent on defense. For people who pay too much tax on savings, compensation costs billions of dollars. After lengthy discussions, it was decided that the state pension should also be linked to the minimum wage again and thus further increased. And it will cost 500 million euros extra to undo the cuts in youth benefits.
No bonus for Benschop?
Kaag also noted that the chaos at Schiphol was no reason for airport chief Dick Benschop to reject a possible bonus. “You can’t judge someone’s performance on a weekend,” says Kaag.
The state, which owns about 70% of the shares, has a big finger in the air at the national airport pie. The use of share ownership in public companies belongs to the Ministry of Finance.
According to Kaag, however, this liability does not apply to the bonus policy. It depends on the supervisory board.
Source: RTL
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