The coalition parties will meet tonight to interpret and analyze the results of the BBB in the provincial council elections. And obviously to answer the question: what next? It will concern the distribution of government money across the country, says political journalist Leendert Beekman.
After her meeting with German Chancellor Scholz, Rutte held a press conference where she lifted a corner of her veil. The crux of the problem is that too little money is going into rural areas, according to Beekman, who points out who else will join tonight’s consultation: ‘the minister and secretary of state for finance. There is the infrastructure, poverty policy, public health and management of Groningen. So I expect pledges there for rural area and government money and how it will be distributed.’
“Everything we try to do, good or bad, we do in the interest of the country”
Absent this evening the Minister of Nature and Nitrogen Van der Wal and Agriculture Adema. Disturbing perhaps, after all, they manage the explosive portfolios to which the BBB largely owes its electoral victory.
In-depth conversations
Deputy Prime Minister Kaag also hinted at Friday’s press conference about the nature of tonight’s conversation. It will be deepened. ‘What does this do to all of us? (the result, ed). How to continue together? How will we shape the great responsibility we have?’
No referendums
Incidentally, Kaag doesn’t see the election results as a referendum against nitrogen policy, Beekman says. ‘There are, I say as Finance Minister, 24 billion to subsidize generously and make the transition possible. So I really hope we can all start together and pick up the pace. Because that too will make a big difference. And I also hope that trust strengthens a little bit again. Or it helps to recapture a bit when people see the change.’
‘It won’t fall on nitrogen tonight because the conflict on nitrogen and the conflict with the provinces has mainly been going on for about a year’
leave the coalition?
Key question: Will we see the beginning of the end of the coalition tonight? Beekman thinks not, because he won’t be primarily dealing with nitrogen. “This evening will not fall on nitrogen, because the conflict on nitrogen and the conflict with the provinces is mainly about one year.” According to Beekman, the coalition now wants to put the ball in the hands of the provinces so they can get started. ‘But then they will still have to face one problem, because in the spring there will be a law that will be debated on that year: the nitrogen law. And the goals are anticipated from 2035 to 2030. And the coalition has yet to make a decision about it.’
Source: BNR
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