D66 and CDA stand by tax deal despite VVD coalition warning
D66 and CDA say they will stick with a tax deal with PRO and Volt despite VVD leader Dilan Yeşilgöz’s warning that it breaches the coalition agreement. The four parties are due to back the wider tax plan, which would then have a majority in both chambers.
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D66 and CDA say they will stand by their tax deal with opposition parties PRO and Volt, despite VVD leader Dilan Yeşilgöz questioning the coalition over the agreement. The four parties are due to back the deal on Thursday, giving the wider tax plan a majority in both chambers of the Dutch parliament, according to Nieuws.nl, citing ANP.
The agreement scales back a PRO and Volt proposal to shift taxation from workers towards wealthier people. PRO and Volt will also support the full tax plan.
Yeşilgöz said on Wednesday evening that she was surprised by the deal and believed it breached the coalition agreement. She called for a “fundamental reset” in cooperation if D66 and CDA did not back away from it. The two governing parties have now said they are sticking to the arrangement.
The House of Representatives is due to resume debate on the tax plan on Thursday morning. MPs are expected to vote on the deal later that day.
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