Paternotte urges VVD to stay in Dutch government
Jan Paternotte has called on the VVD to remain in the Dutch government after it voted against the tax plan, unlike coalition partners D66 and CDA. VVD leader Ruben Brekelmans says he will discuss the party’s next steps internally.
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D66 parliamentary leader Jan Paternotte has urged the VVD to stay in the Dutch government after the party voted against the tax plan, while D66 and the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) backed it.
Paternotte said he wanted to “work together on a serious restart” for the coalition. The disagreement followed an amendment to the tax plan by the PRO and Volt parties, debated on Thursday. Paternotte said the change involved “a few hundred million euros”.
VVD leader Ruben Brekelmans called the events “shocking” and said he wanted to discuss with his party what to do next. The report did not say whether the VVD had decided to leave the government.
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