Government and politics

Government and politics

1. municipalities financially dependent on central government
2. 5.5 billion euros road tax revenues in government coffers in 2015
3. Dutch government guarantor for 46 billion euros worth of loans
4. Army medical statistics: a 19th century mine of information
5. Care and rent allowances continue to rise, childcare allowance lower again
6. Declining revenues and higher expenses cause public deficit to grow
7. Ageing population pushes up spending on state pensions
8. Growing confidence in the military
9. Public deficit down to 2.3 percent in 2013
10. More and more women in European Parliament
11. Interest rate historically low in 2013
12. Dutch government deficit 2.5 percent in 2013
13. Parking fee revenues estimated at 660 million euros in 2014
14. More supermarkets and department stores in large municipalities
15. Local governments anticipate deficit of 3.7 billion euros
16. Tax revenues according to EU classifications
17. Revenues from local taxes set to rise by 2.1 percent