Budget LVVN: 2.6 billion extra for follow -up package of nitrogen, more support for farmers and gardeners | News item

News item | 16-09-2025 | 15:30

Follow -up package of nitrogen and nature recovery

The Netherlands needs the nitrogen lock as quickly as possible. That is only possible step by step. Even though the cabinet is outgoing, we must take additional measures to reduce nitrogen and restore nature. That is why the government is now coming up with a follow -up package of € 2.6 billion incidentally and € 287.5 million structurally with a follow -up package of € 2.6 billion. The package consists of various measures that build on the starter package. This way the government wants to invest extra money in target management. This is a system in which farmers can independently steer on goals from their own expertise and entrepreneurship, such as nitrogen reduction. The binding, company -specific goals for agriculture will be set in 2026. That is why the government is now reserving extra money to set up the data and monitoring system, to develop a supervisory and enforcement regime and to get started with pilots. In the follow -up package, money has also been reserved for innovations, and there is an additional budget for agricultural nature management annually, which means that the number of hectares with management can grow from 100,000 to around 280,000 hectares. In addition, there is an additional budget for the voluntary termination scheme, the peak load industry, nature recovery measures and an area -oriented approach in the regions around Rotterdam, Eindhoven and in the Groene Hart. The total investment that this cabinet makes for nitrogen reduction, agriculture and nature (starter package and follow -up package) thus amounts to € 5.6 billion incidental and € 500 million structurally. The follow -up package is financially covered from the remaining budget of the agricultural envelope of the Outline Agreement. In the coming period, the government will discuss the exact interpretation and implementation thereof.

A package with guaranteeing
For nature recovery and the starting of permits, it is crucial that the intended nitrogen reduction is actually achieved. The government has therefore made additional agreements about the so -called ‘assurance’ of the measures. The starting package had already agreed that the mobility and industry sectors must have achieved 50% nitrogen reduction in 2035, and the agricultural sector 42-46% (compared to 2019). In addition, there will be target values ​​for all three sectors for 2030. If monitoring, from 2027, it appears that the target value is not being achieved, the government views additional measures.

Red diesel money to innovation and renewal

Another important adjustment to the budget is the use of structurally € 146 million to offer farmers, gardeners and contractors perspective. This amount was intended for the reintroduction of red diesel, but this turned out to be complex in the implementation. That is why this amount is now being cleared so that this money ends up on the farmyard faster. Investments are being made in programs that will benefit farmers in the short term, that connect with practice and build as much as possible on existing and successful approaches. This is how the money goes to:

• Regulations for company takeover, innovation and investments, through the new common agricultural policy from 2028
• Labor -saving techniques, through robotization, innovation and digitization
• The National Green Fund, where entrepreneurs can invest in sustainability at favorable interest, as is already the investigation fund Sustainable Agriculture.
• Plans with which farmers can make their business plans future -proof and work on their resilience.