These weeks in The Hague it was about money, because the Schoof cabinet needs money. To realize these plans, the government wanted, among other things, to cut back on higher education and increase VAT. This is not possible without the support of the opposition in the Senate. The price they had to pay: some cuts are off the table for the time being.
Surprisingly, the initiative came from the opposition, rather than the coalition. In these Hague Affairs you will hear everything about the relationship between the Senate and the House of Representatives, the strength of the opposition and what has become of the cuts.
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- Guest:
- Claudia Kammer, Marko de Haan and Petra de Koning
- Presentation:
- Guus Valk
- Editorial & production:
- Fleur Kleinhuis
- Assembly:
- Pieter Bakker
- Photo:
- Bart Maat