Klaver says PRO made major concessions in Dutch tax deal

Jesse Klaver says his PRO party made “major concessions” in a tax agreement with Dutch governing parties D66 and CDA, including dropping a proposed tax rise for business owners after other parties objected.

Speaking in an extra debate on the government’s tax plan, Klaver said he was proud both of what PRO had secured and of “things that are not in it”. He called the agreement a compromise and urged other parties to make concessions too.

The tax rise, which would have affected company owners in box 2, was removed from the final amendment. Klaver said the proposal had gone too far for D66, CDA and opposition party ChristenUnie. “For everyone here who wants to be 100 per cent right: good luck,” he said.

The agreement follows weeks of negotiations over the government’s tax plans, during which Klaver had sought talks with Prime Minister Rob Jetten and argued the cabinet needed opposition support. The earlier negotiations over the tax plan had not produced an agreement with PRO and Volt.