For the first time in years, the government will cut costs again. “You can see they do it the cheese-slicer method,” says political journalist Mats Akkerman. “We need to do a little in every ministry”.
2.5 billion euros. This is what the government wants to cut. And it’s the first time in years that he’s had to make such an effort. “That’s because the cabinet is facing a number of setbacks,” Akkerman says. ‘Yesterday we already heard about Groningen, where extra billions are going. There is also a greater influx of asylum seekers. Also, interest rates have gone up, which makes it more expensive for the government to repay loans.’
Almost no ministry escapes the cuts, according to the journalist. ‘Only in the field of defense and poverty alleviation, the cabinet will not make any cuts. This is how it works with the cheese cutter method: each ministry has to cut a little bit».
The STAP budget disappears, the deductible in healthcare remains the same
Officially, the exact measurements would not be announced until Friday. But on Wednesday things already leaked. “We know, among other things, that the Stap budget will disappear and the health care deductible will not increase.”
We are also sure that free childcare will be postponed. “It will be moved from 2025 to 2027. There were concerns about staff shortages because demand for free childcare would increase too quickly.”
Source: BNR
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