Government and politics
Filter by year:- Baby boomers push up pension spending
- Lower interest payment burden in spite of higher public debt
- PVV and GL voters often hold opposing views
- No decrease for government deficit
- Costs of social security amount to 179 billion euro in 2010
- Sharp growth social assistance benefits granted to over-65s
- Slower increase in spending on disability benefits for the young in 2010
- Municipalities lost money on building land in 2009
- Lowest local taxes for tenants in Bernheze
- Spending on health care and welfare levels off
- Revenues from excise duties over 11 billion euro
- Public support for restrictions on dual nationality
- Government deficit 5.4 percent in 2010
- Municipal revenue from dog registration fees projected at 58 million euro
- Many Dutch vote by proxy
- Provincial expenditure on public transport doubled since 2005
- Provincial budget for road maintenance and construction 1.2 billion euro
- Provinces invest 1.1 billion euro in youth welfare
- Local taxes increasing by 2.8 percent