# Tweede Kamer passes tax plan with millionaires' tax

> The Tweede Kamer backed the tax plan by a narrow majority after two small parties switched sides, giving coalition partners D66 and CDA a majority even without the third coalition party, the VVD.

Politics · published 2026-11-12 20:21 · https://nlnow.nl/a/parliament-passes-tax-plan-with-millionaires-levy-despite-vvd-threat/

The Tweede Kamer voted in the evening for the government's tax plan (belastingplan), including the new millionaires' levy (miljonairstaks). The majority was narrow. The Party for the Animals (PvdD) and Denk decided at the last moment to vote for the whole plan.

The vote means coalition partners D66 and CDA have a majority for the plan even without the VVD. Earlier in the day, VVD parliamentary leader Ruben Brekelmans had said his party would vote against the entire plan if the proposal from CDA, D66, PRO and Volt passed. That amendment passed.

> CDA not only teaming up with PRO, D66 and Volt, but also with DENK and Party for the Animals 🤔. Many voters who thought they were in good hands with CDA will now be scratching their heads. A vicious Bontenbal when he is caught by VanJeanneau ⬇️
> — Caroline van der Plas, BBB MP, on X (https://x.com/lientje1967/status/2121020096391061741) (translated from Dutch)

**How the Tweede Kamer voted on the 2027 tax plan**: adopted (2026-11-12)

Denk leader Stephan van Baarle said constructive talks had been held with several parties and that he trusts people will get help paying their bills and groceries. "We're taking this step because we feel responsible," he said.

PvdD leader Christine Teunissen put her party's switch down to "totally irresponsible behaviour" by the VVD. She also pointed to extra money in the plan for alternatives to animal testing, and said her group weighed it up and chose to vote in favour.

Earlier, MPs rejected a motion of no confidence from Geert Wilders' PVV by 116 votes to 34 in a roll-call vote. Prime Minister Jetten said before the votes that the coalition of D66, VVD and CDA must make "a very serious fresh start". He said he would take the lead in talks and does not want to give up on the VVD.

Wilders said the coalition is "effectively dead" and that the VVD is on the verge of collapse.

## Background

- **DENK**: A Dutch political party founded in 2014 by two former PvdA members of parliament. It focuses on anti-discrimination and integration, and draws much of its support from voters with a migration background.
- **belastingplan**: The belastingplan is the annual package of tax measures that the Dutch government submits to parliament, setting tax rates, allowances and tax rules for the coming year. It is debated and voted on by the Tweede Kamer and the Eerste Kamer in the autumn, alongside the national budget presented on Prinsjesdag. Because it decides how much people and businesses pay in tax, it is one of the most closely followed bills in the Netherlands.
- **Partij voor de Dieren**: The Party for the Animals (Partij voor de Dieren, PvdD) is a Dutch political party that puts animal welfare at the centre of its policy, alongside environmental and sustainability issues. It holds seats in the Tweede Kamer, the lower house of the Dutch parliament, where its members vote on laws and budgets such as the annual tax plan.

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