Dutch MPs approve PRO-Volt tax amendment as wider plan remains uncertain

The Dutch House of Representatives has approved a tax amendment from PRO and Volt that shifts some of the tax burden from work to wealth, but support for the government’s wider 2027 tax plan remains uncertain.

The amendment, put forward by PRO leader Jesse Klaver and Volt leader Laurens Dassen, was approved on Thursday, according to ANP. The agency reported that 79 MPs voted in favour. The official parliamentary record confirms that the amendment was debated, but the captured record does not show the vote result.

The proposal would lower taxes on work and raise taxes on some investment returns. Klaver told MPs that the deal included a new levy on millionaires and would raise €1 billion from wealth, while acknowledging it was a compromise and that some measures in the original proposal had been dropped.

The vote has not settled the fate of the full tax plan. VVD parliamentary leader Ruben Brekelmans said his party would vote against it if the amendment passed. He argued that the changes would harm businesses and investment; the CDA and D66, whose leaders negotiated the revised deal with PRO and Volt, support it.

During Thursday’s debate, CDA leader Henri Bontenbal said the deal removed measures he considered damaging to family businesses and was designed to make the tax changes workable from 2029. Several MPs questioned the amendment’s implementation, its funding and the effect on entrepreneurs. The cabinet had advised against the amendment.

The dispute has also deepened tensions within the governing coalition. Brekelmans called for a “fundamental reset” in how the coalition works, while Prime Minister Rob Jetten told MPs that the parties would need to discuss their cooperation. The House was due to vote separately on the tax legislation after considering amendments, leaving the overall plan’s passage unresolved.