The tax plan where the government speaks tonight with opposition parties on supply an average household with one or two working people annually a tax of 800 euros. That is the main thrust of the coalition agreement, reports the NOS.
In total, the burden for next year’s 5 billion euros. Those plans anyway go through and do not depend on whether the opposition agrees to the plan to revise the tax system. The cabinet includes the following plans:
“Package 1″
Furthermore, it is called. ” labor cost advantage ‘is introduced. That is a kind of discount on the employer, where EUR 500 million to be earmarked. It is intended for employers who take on low-paid or low-skilled people. The plan should provide for additional jobs, one of the self-declared priorities of the government.
Together, these measures (“Package 1″ are called) lead to an increase in purchasing power of an average of 2 percent. The lower incomes go up 3.5 percent on ahead, higher incomes to 1.5 percent. NRC reporter Philip de Witt Wijnen:
“After the negative news about the VAT hike earlier today the government hopes these positive measures to flip the image. There is, as has been promised so often now anyway to tax. That is because, thanks to the recovering economy already found space in the budget for next year. Since the opposition could never against it, is the reasoning. After that will follow more tax cuts if enough other sides support tax reforms. That could still take any form. “
Increase VAT
There is also a ‘Pack 2′, where the increase in VAT for certain products and services falls. Earlier today it appeared that the low VAT rate of 6 percent on hundreds of goods and services will be scaled up to the high tax rate of 21 percent. The plan was angry response from various companies and representatives, because they will hit the passenger, newspapers and books and visit the barber.
Increasing the tax should yield another 5 billion euros. The coalition wants to use this amount to make labor cheaper. A side note: the government wants to implement the measure only if there is enough political support for
There is also a ‘package 3′.. In it are complicated or controversial within the coalition regime changes. As an example, the NOS cites an increase in council tax in exchange for a lower national tax.
Resolved or public?
Tonight speak six opposition parties at the Ministry of Finance Minister Eric Wiebes ( VVD) on the proposal of the Cabinet. The opposition wants the document becomes public. The government will, however, conduct closed-door negotiations on a new tax system.
But the government still going to send a letter on the main lines to the Chamber. That said, D66 leader Alexander Pechtold tonight after consultation, reports press service ANP. The coalition thus meets the demands of the opposition. Pechtold said to be reasonably satisfied with the first calls:
“” I especially considering employment and purchasing power of people. Some ideas I think would be nice to others, I think, there may still be some updating “
Labour Party leader Diederik Samson said to be positive about the concert tonight. . He sees the sequel “with optimism” meet and thinks he will come out with the respective opposition parties. Prime Minister Mark Rutte gave a similar positive sound through the Government Information:
“On the basis of the discussion, the Cabinet confidence that after a debate adequate party with a working majority in the Senate and House, to talk confidentially with the aim of reaching an agreement. The government therefore sent a letter in outline. “
SGP leader Kees van der Staaij says that tonight not negotiated content. Arie Slob (Christian Union) was one of the politicians who most insisted in public:
“Then we can speak in parliament about and that is where I going to give an opinion. “
In addition Slob CDA leader Sybrand Buma was very transparency. But he had his doubts about the operation mode of the Cabinet. According Buma are the main features from the coalition leaked to the NOS:
“And that would still have to remain confidential, which snaps Netherlands not.”
Henk Krol drop out
Earlier tonight 50PLUS party chairman Henk Krol walked away from the talks. He did not agree that the talks took place behind closed doors and was angry that he could not guarantee that older people could count on benefits.
Henk Krol (50plus) leaves the Finance Ministry after a meeting with The government on the reform of taxation. Photo ANP BART SIZE
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