Kaag wants to go to Prinsjesdag next year with a new suitcase
Minister Sigrid Kaag (Finance) plans to bring a new briefcase to the House of Representatives on Budget Day next year to present the budget of millions and the national budget. At Jinek, the minister said that the briefcase will go to the museum. There will be a “different model, lighter and more durable”.
The current briefcase has been in use since 1964 and was a gift from the Staatsdrukkerij, which celebrated its 150th anniversary that year. The briefcase is made of goat parchment. The inside is lined with blue silk. The tradition started in 1946 when Minister of Finance Piet Lieftinck presented the national budget for the first time with a briefcase.