The Netherlands will keep to the EU rules, says Brussels
Thursday 01 March 2012
The European Commission has confidence that the Netherlands will meet EU budget rules, a spokesman for the Commission told Dutch newspapers on Thursday, following the publication of new Dutch economic forecasts.
The forecasts from the government’s macro-economic forecasting agency CPB say the Dutch budget deficit will reach 4.5% next year, well above the 3% level in monetary union rules.
The Netherlands is one of the main supporters of strict budgetary discipline, the spokesman pointed out. This means the Netherlands will be sure to apply the rules to itself, the spokesman for European commissioner Olli Rehn is quoted as saying.
© DutchNews.nl
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Leave the EU now, whilst you still can NL, join the UK and the northern alliance, the EU is the new USSR
By Phil | 1 March 2012 1:52 PMLess deficit less money, simple as that. Why you would support that, no answer
By Foti | 1 March 2012 8:47 PMDefo time to leave the failed euro.
By Expat in Holland | 5 March 2012 4:12 PMOut NOW! Save ourselves whilst we still can. Then we can stop all this austerity nonsense and return to growth.
"The Netherlands will keep to the EU rules, says Brussels."
By zenplus | 5 March 2012 5:18 PMBefore the arrival of Rutte-Wilders, none doubted on solvency of our country.
Really with Rutte-Wilders our country has fallen into recession and disrepute.