The tax increase is Pavlov’s reaction of GroenLinks and PvdA when the government is short on cash. That’s what Senate VVD party leader Edith Schippers says. We think you shouldn’t. Especially in a situation you’re in right now.’ In the campaign for the provincial elections, the VVD has launched a frontal attack on what it calls the leftist cloud. “You have to make it clear that there is something to choose from.”
“And if you look at where these differences are, then the differences between the Labor Party and GroenLinks on the one hand and the VVD on the other are big,” says Schippers. According to Schippers, raising taxes is Pavlov’s reaction from the left, but it is unwise to ask citizens to do so.
“Especially in the situation you’re in right now. In which you ask a lot of citizens and companies.’ Schippers refers, among other things, to the energy transition in combination with sustainability and in this sense “does not automatically put the bill on citizens and businesses”, but on the government.
Wrong way
Schippers points out that the left has proposed nine tax hikes and calls them “just in the wrong way.” “A thriving economy is the best guarantee of having money for the police and for education and welfare as well.”
“There are nine tax increases they’ve proposed. I didn’t invent it myself. I didn’t think you should abolish a regulation that ensures family businesses can be passed on to children. I didn’t think of raising the tax on savings.’
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Choices
‘I tell people they are going to vote; you can vote anything. If we’re strapped for cash as a government, do you want the government to look at itself first and tighten its belt? Or do you want taxes to rise for citizens and businesses? This is a very clear choice. I see that choice over and over again. I see this reflected in the plans from D66 and GroenLinks that they have been filing for some time. But I also see it reflected in the response. We have set a maximum price, which must be paid.
Source: BNR
Fernando Dowling is an author and political journalist who writes for 24 News Globe. He has a deep understanding of the political landscape and a passion for analyzing the latest political trends and news.
