Budget Day

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The ceremonial briefcase traditionally used by the finance minister to carry the Dutch Cabinet's budget proposal to the Tweede Kamer on Prinsjesdag. 7 Sept. 2017
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Dutch leaders react sharply to King’s Budget Day speech, criticize caretaker cabinet
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Demissionary Prime Minister Dick Schoof arrives at the Ministry of General Affairs with his partner, Loes Meurs, during Prinsjesdag in The Hague, September 16, 2025.
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Parliamentarians arrive for King’s Budget day amid gusty winds
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King Willem-Alexander waves to the crowd during Prinsjesdag 2023, September 19, 2023.
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MP's better hold on to their hats: Windy weather forecast for Budget Day
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The Hague, view of the Dutch Parliament
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Dutch households to see 1.3% rise in purchasing power, budget leaks show
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The ceremonial briefcase traditionally used by the finance minister to carry the Dutch Cabinet's budget proposal to the Tweede Kamer on Prinsjesdag. 7 Sept. 2017
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Budget Day leak: Gov't reserves millions for tech industry, compensation for CO2 tax
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King Willem-Alexander, Queen Máxima and Princess Amalia are greeted as they walk from the Glass Carriage to the Schouwburg to deliver the Prinsjesdag Speech from the Throne. 17 September 2024
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Full text of King Willem-Alexander's Prinsjesdag 2024 speech in English
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King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima during the King's Budget Day speech in the Koninklijke Schouwburg in The Hague, 17 September 2024
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Grip on migration, simplified procedures Dutch gov't priorities next year: King's Speech
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VVD leader Dilan Yeşilgöz arrives for the King's speech on Budget Day, 17 September 2024
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Hat Parade photos: Politicians arrive for King's Budget Day speech
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A crowded shopping street in Amsterdam
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Dutch government too focused on short term, planning offices warn
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Prime Minister Dick Schoof defends his Cabinet during his first debate in front of the Tweede Kamer, the lower house of Parliament. 4 July 2024
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Confidence in Dutch Cabinet increased, especially among voters with lower education
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Budget Day 2024: What we know so far and what to expect
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King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima during the King's Budget Day speech from the throne in the Koninklijke Schouwburg in The Hague, 19 September 2023
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Budget Day today on background of quarreling, divided coalition
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Rendering of the Einstein Telescope
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Netherlands in the race for massive underground telescope project: Budget Day leak
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Health insurance
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Budget leak shows big increase in health insurance premiums next year
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Coalition parties agree to next year's budget after 10-hour long meeting
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Cabinet to push through with VAT increase on books, sport events, festivals: report
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The Catshuis - the Prime Minister's official residence in The Hague
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Next year's budget "almost ready," says Dutch PM Schoof
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The Belastingdienst logo on a window
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Dutch gov't considering income tax cut with lower tax bracket
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King Willem-Alexamder and the Schoof I Cabinet on the steps of Huis ten Bosch palace immediately after their swearing-in ceremony, 2 July 2024
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Dutch Cabinet gathering for first budget meeting
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A crowded shopping street in Amsterdam
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Dutch economy growing and people have more spending power, but deficit worsening
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King Willem-Alexander swears in the Ministers of the Schoof I Cabinet at Huis ten Bosch Palace in The Hague, 2 July 2024
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Summer vacation is over; Time for new Dutch government to get to work
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Geert Wilders on the front page of Dutch newspapers the day after his PVV won big in the 2023 parliamentary elections, 23 November 2023
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Newspaper cartoonists protest against planned VAT increase with drawing relay
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Prime Minister Mark Rutte during a parliamentary debate on the benefits scandal, 23 May 2023
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Future Cabinets must keep tight reign on finances, Rutte says; Budget debate today
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Outgoing Minister of Finance Sigrid Kaag presenting the 2024 Dutch budget in the Prinsjesdag briefcase. September 19, 2023
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The 2024 Dutch budget in a nutshell: €433.6 billion in spending, some tax increases