The Dutch government coalition burst after the pressure of the right -wing populist Geert Wilders. New elections will probably not be expected until autumn. The topic also concerns retail, fashion industry and unions in the Netherlands.
“The Netherlands must not stand still,” according to the reaction of the e-commerce industry association Thuiswinkel.org. Entrepreneurs’ associations such as VNO-NCW and MKB Nederland also share this feeling.
“Politics must keep an eye on the competitive position and the investment climate. The Netherlands urgently need a long time to make an action-capable and stable government that can make decisions for the future of our country. Especially during this time of large geopolitical tensions and the large and urgent social tasks that shout according to solutions, this is urgently necessary,” said VNO-NCW and MKB Nederland in a common explanation.
“Soon it will soon take a year for an incorporated cabinet in office. Then in six years we only had a government that could actually make decisions for a year and a half,” says Ingrid Thijssen, chairwoman of VNO-NCW. “This is serious and we can’t afford it.”
Thuiswinkel.org also reports that many political measures will probably stand still in the coming time. “Thuiswinkel.org regrets that entrepreneurs: in the Netherlands are experiencing a time of uncertainty again. Especially at this time we are faced with great social and economic challenges: unsafe geopolitics, an endangered competitive position, increasing online crime, shortage of labor and urgent climate issue,” says the explanation.
The Industry Association for E-Commerce reports that the cabinet has shown itself to be a company-friendly and signaled willingness to think. The organization therefore assumes that the executive government and the second chamber will remain attentive to topics such as a healthy economy with a good international competitive position, a secure digital environment and investments in innovation and circular economy.
Reactions to the case of the cabinet
The FNV union expresses itself sharply about the case of the cabinet. “The case of this cabinet-which has really not achieved anything-is good news for the Netherlands. People need a reliable government with a much more social face that puts the interests of the working population in the foreground and not only that of employers: Interior,” said FNV interior chairman Dick Koerselman in a statement. “It is time for a government that again the citizens: inside, workers, senior: interior and young people in view and invests in education, care and a reliable government.”
“This coalition said that it wanted to work for securing livelihood, but in the meantime low incomes were pressed out and the richest received gifts. Schoof’s policy was deeply unfair,” Linda Vermeulen reacts from FNV Handel. It mentions the strong tax increase as an example, with which over 700,000 employees were confronted in January. “Many part -time workers, women and people in systemically relevant professions lose 400 euros a year. They are punished while shareholder: inside and millionaire: are more leftover inside.”
“This cabinet emerged out of dissatisfaction. Many people put their hope for the parties that the government has now formed. For all of these millions of voters, it is sad that this cabinet cannot redeem the promises and now falls,” says Piet Fortuin, chairman of the CNV union association, in a first reaction.
The chairman of the entrepreneur association ondernend Nederland, Erik Ziengs, is severely disappointed with the failure of the coalition. “Entrepreneurs: Inside need a perspective. Now that the cabinet has fallen, important dossiers, such as continuing wages in the event of illness for two years and the self-employed dossier, are put onto the long bank. Entrepreneurs want to know what they are and need peace and a stable government policy,” says Zieng. He also fears that important dossiers will be temporarily shut down. “When politics stands still, it does not mean that the country and the entrepreneurs: do not continue inside.”
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