# Jetten delays climate summit trip until tax plan vote

> Prime Minister Rob Jetten is staying in the Netherlands instead of flying to the climate summit in Antalya, Turkey, while party leaders in parliament struggle to agree on the tax plan.

Politics · published 2026-11-09 15:36 · https://nlnow.nl/a/jetten-skips-climate-summit-to-build-support-for-tax-plan/

Prime Minister Rob Jetten is not travelling to the climate summit in the Turkish resort of Antalya, for now. He had been due to leave on Wednesday. The Rijksvoorlichtingsdienst, the government information service, says he will stay in the Netherlands “at least until Thursday afternoon to make sure the tax plan finds support”.

Jetten's spokesperson said on Monday that the prime minister is staying for the negotiations on the tax plan. The House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) will vote on the plan on Thursday.

This week, the party leaders of D66, VVD and CDA are seeking support for the tax plan.

Stientje van Veldhoven (D66), the Minister of Climate and Green Growth, is going to Antalya. Jetten, who leads D66, would have attended his first climate summit as prime minister. He has been to the annual conference before, as climate minister.

Other government leaders are due at the summit to share their climate plans and talk about global climate policy. US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are also staying away.

Jetten was once accused of being a “klimaatdrammer”, a climate nag. He later adopted the label himself as a badge of honour.

## Background

- **Rijksvoorlichtingsdienst**: The Rijksvoorlichtingsdienst is the Dutch government's central information service, which handles public communication for the national government and its ministers. It sits within the Ministry of General Affairs and provides information to the public and the press about government decisions and policy. When a minister's travel or schedule is confirmed by the government, the RVD is usually the body that issues the statement.
- **belastingplan**: The belastingplan is the annual tax bill: a proposed law that sets tax rates, tax allowances and tax rules for the coming year. The cabinet submits it to the House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer), which debates and votes on it, after which it goes to the Senate (Eerste Kamer). Because it determines income tax, VAT-related measures and other levies, its passage is usually a major coalition issue.

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