Dutch 2027 tax plan still short of Senate majority
The Dutch government’s 2027 tax package is at least four votes short of a Senate majority, and the positions of several independent senators remain unknown.
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The Dutch government’s 2027 tax package does not yet have a majority in the Senate, with at least four more votes needed if the upper chamber’s parties vote as they did in the House of Representatives.
Eight parties backed the package in a House vote on Thursday evening. Together they account for 34 Senate votes, but DENK has no seats in the upper chamber, leaving the total short of a majority.
Support from the Party for the Animals is also uncertain. Its Senate group consists of breakaway members; the senator still backed by the parent party is Ingrid Visseren-Hamakers.
The positions of several independent senators, including former BBB members and the senator representing the independent OPNL group, are not yet known. The Senate is due to debate the tax package on 7 December. It can only approve or reject the plan.
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