Renske Leijten

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During a committee meeting in parliament, Renske Leijten lashes out at State Secretary Aukje de Vries over the current Cabinet’s slow progress in resolving the childcare benefits scandal. 29 June 2023
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SP member Leijten who exposed childcare benefits scandal leaves the Tweede Kamer after 17 years
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Prime Minister Mark Rutte during a parliamentary debate on the benefits scandal, 23 May 2023
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Opposition criticizes gov't response to benefits scandal; Rutte again asks for patience
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Undated photo of a sad child
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Hundreds support victims of childcare benefits scandal at Rotterdam demonstration
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Old flag (left) and new flag (right) in the Tweede Kamer, 29 May 2018
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MP's want to limit gifts to political parties; ban donations from abroad
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Old flag (left) and new flag (right) in the Tweede Kamer, 29 May 2018
Politics
Eroding civility in Parliament: MPs want leader to tackle threats, intimidation
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Plenary meeting hall of the Tweede Kamer, Dutch Parliament's lower house (Photo: Wikipedia/Sisyfus)
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MPs admonish cabinet over Afghanistan information provision
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Binnenhof in The Hague
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Dutch MP’s demand the same treatment for Afghan assistants as for interpreters
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Belastingdienst Amsterdam
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Finance Ministry had "signal" that critical memo in allowance scandal was made to disappear
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Belastingdienst Amsterdam
BusinessCrime
Tax authority's dodgy fraud accusations also extended to income tax declarations: report
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Belastingdienst Amsterdam
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Dual nationals more strictly scrutinized by tax office
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Flags of Netherlands and Europe
BusinessPolitics
Finance Minister defends stance against Eurobonds in parliament
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Belastingdienst Amsterdam
Business
Tax service suddenly halts thousands of provisional tax refunds; MPs want explanation
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Firecrackers
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Political support grows for national ban on firecrackers, rockets
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Childcare
Politics
Anger over blacked-out dossiers sent to tax office profiling victims
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Dutch MP's against forced observation for disturbed persons
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Report: Hospital's heroin production profit never made public
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MPs press Health Minister on spouse’s role in Amsterdam hospital scandal
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BusinessPolitics
Survey: Majority want cigarettes hidden in stores
Health
Health Sec: New social care system has "not gone well"
BusinessHealth
Backlog of unpaid disability claims piling up
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New healthcare bill could keep patient rights; tighten regulation
HealthPolitics
For-profit hospitals get go-ahead