The caretaker cabinet is planning to increase traffic fines by 15% as part of a package of measures to reduce the budget deficit, the Telegraaf reports on Friday, quoting sources in The Hague.

The measure is set to be announced on September 21, when the budget for 2011 is presented to parliament. Fines for speeding, jumping red lights and using the phone without a hands-free set, will raise an extra €50m for the treasury, the paper says.
Traffic fines were increased by an average 20% in 2008 and last year a €6 administration charge was introduced for mild offences.
The outgoing cabinet plans to cut spending by €3.2bn.
The government’s spending plans for the next year are traditionally published on the third Tuesday in September. Because the Netherlands does not yet have a new government following the June election it is up to the outgoing cabinet to balance the books.