Three right-wing parties offer cabinet budget majority in return for tax relief
The three right-wing parties have formed a bloc. They want tax relief and changes on asylum, nitrogen and medical-ethical issues in exchange for a majority behind the Jetten cabinet's budgets and tax plan.
JA21, SGP and BBB presented their alliance on Thursday. They offered the Jetten cabinet a "total deal" to give the budgets and the tax plan a majority in parliament.
In return for their support, the three parties want the VAT increase on ornamental plants scrapped and the tax gap between single-earner and dual-income households tackled.
The three parties say they are giving the cabinet a "constructive and reasonable offer".
The cabinet continues its negotiations over the coming days.
JA21 wants the spreidingswet, the asylum dispersal law, scrapped, and asylum procedures and reception moved to countries outside Europe.
BBB no longer demands that the whole nitrogen approach be taken off the table, but still wants the policy weakened on several points. The SGP demands a "pas op de plaats", a pause, on medical-ethical issues including abortion and surrogacy.
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JA21 (Juiste Antwoord 2021)
A Dutch right-wing party, founded in December 2020 after a split in Forum voor Democratie (FvD), by Joost Eerdmans and Annabel Nanninga. It is critical of the European Union and of immigration, and favours lower taxes.
SGP (Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij)
The SGP is a Dutch political party whose policies are based on Reformed Christian principles. It holds seats in the Tweede Kamer, the lower house of the Dutch parliament, and votes on laws and the national budget there. Its seats count toward the majority that a government needs in that chamber.
BBB (BoerBurgerBeweging)
The BoerBurgerBeweging is a Dutch political party focused mainly on agriculture, rural areas and the interests of farmers and other rural residents. It holds seats in the Tweede Kamer, the lower house of the Dutch parliament, where it takes part in votes on laws and the national budget. Its seats count toward the majority that a government needs in that chamber.
Spreidingswet
The law that spreads the reception of asylum seekers across Dutch municipalities. Each province and municipality is asked to provide a share of the places; a municipality that does not can be placed under supervision and, in the end, instructed by the minister.