# Parliament resumes tax plan debate ahead of Thursday vote

> The Tweede Kamer is still debating the 2027 tax plan, and the cabinet is courting a splinter group and the opposition for the votes it needs before MPs decide on Thursday.

Politics · published 2026-11-10 16:09 · https://nlnow.nl/a/parliament-resumes-tax-plan-debate-ahead-of-thursday-vote/

The Tweede Kamer continues its debate on the 2027 tax plan (Belastingplan). Finance minister Eelco Heinen and state secretary Eelco Eerenberg are due in the chamber for it, with the debate live from 16.15. It resumes on Tuesday evening, and MPs vote on the plan on Thursday.

The minority cabinet counts on the support of Gidi Markuszower, who forms the Groep Markuszower with six other PVV splinter members. Markuszower wants a short debate with Prime Minister Rob Jetten on Tuesday in which he withdraws confidence in the cabinet. He says he will judge the tax plan on its content: "I am completely separating this from the tax plan."

Markuszower wants to withdraw his confidence in the cabinet. He told reporters he will judge the tax plan on its content: "I'm completely separating this from the tax plan."

PRO leader Jesse Klaver says he is talking with coalition parties, but there is no deal on the tax plan yet. PRO and Volt have filed an amendment to shift taxes from labour to wealth. The VVD is an outspoken opponent of it.

Klaver said PRO may still change the amendment after those talks, but not today: the party will first wait for the debate. In the coming days the coalition parties' floor leaders will try to put together a majority for the plan.

## Background

- **Belastingplan**: The Belastingplan is the annual tax bill, which sets out the tax changes for the coming year. The Tweede Kamer, the lower house of the Dutch parliament, debates and votes on it each autumn, and it covers tax rates, allowances and related rules. Once adopted, its measures take effect for the following year, so it shapes household and business taxes directly.
- **Groep Markuszower**: The Groep Markuszower is a parliamentary group (fractie) in the Tweede Kamer, the lower house of the Dutch parliament. It consists of a small number of MPs who sit together as their own group, and their votes count toward the majority a government needs to pass bills such as the tax plan.

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