Plans by the outgoing government to charge higher fees to students who take too long to complete their degrees and to tax home-to-work travel expenses are set to disappear if a Liberal-Labour coalition becomes a reality.

Sources close to the on-going talks between the VVD and PvdA suggest a proposal to drop the commuter tax plans will be submitted to parliament this week.
Many workers get a tax-free allowance from their employers to cover the cost of getting to work. But last month’s budget included plans to tax this perk, which will cost some commuters up to €80 a month.

Slow students
The Telegraaf reports on Monday the two parties have also agreed to abolish the extra €3,000 a year in fees the government plans to charge students who take more than four years to complete a basic degree.
The fine was due to raise €370m for the treasury. Instead, the new government plans to scrap all student grants and replace them by loans, the paper says. Students who live away from home get a basic grant of some €260 a month.
There is majority support for scrapping the commuter tax and the slow student fine in parliament.
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