Christian Democrat and VVD Liberal sources have told the NRC they expect to be able to present MPs with a draft coalition agreement on Tuesday.

But sources within the anti-Islam PVV, which is part of the talks and plans to support a minority CDA and VVD government, are less enthusiastic, the paper says. They expect it will be next week before the agreement can be finalised.
The other parties also recognise that MPs may raise points which will drag out the negotiations further. In particular, plans to cut spending on social security are proving difficult to finalise, the paper says.
Pension
At the weekend, the Volkskrant reported that suggestions on how to increase the state pension age to 66 by 2020 drawn up by unions and employers earlier this year, will not have ‘any significant effects’ on the government’s finances, quoting the macro-economic forecasting agency.
The union employer plan is widely thought to have been incorporated into the three-party coalition agreement.
The PVV opposes an increase in the state pension age but the VVD and CDA both support a rise from 65 to 67. The union employer deal was considered to be a good compromise.
Tax break
The VVD, CDA and PVV are committed to finding €18bn to boost the government finances and get the budget deficit under control.
The union employer agreement would involve a further increase in the pension age, depending on life expectancy rates, in 2030