Brussels approves Dutch 2015 spending plans, urges rigorous implementation
Brussels has approved the Netherlands’ spending plans for 2015 and called on the government to implement them ‘rigorously’.
The Netherlands, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg and Slovakia are all ‘compliant with the pact’, the European Commission said in a statement on Friday.
Estonia, Latvia, Slovenia and Finland are broadly compliant while seven countries (Belgium, Spain, France, Italy, Malta, Austria and Portugal) risk non-compliance, the Commission said.
The Netherlands was not included in the top group last year because of concerns about efforts to cut the budget deficit. This year, the Commission called on the Netherlands to ‘rigorously implement’ its 2015 budget and to make further progress on tax reform.
Thank you for donating to DutchNews.nl.
We could not provide the Dutch News service, and keep it free of charge, without the generous support of our readers. Your donations allow us to report on issues you tell us matter, and provide you with a summary of the most important Dutch news each day.
Make a donation