Dutch coalition near collapse as a party threatens to quit over a wealth tax amendment

Summary

Prime Minister Rob Jetten's Dutch coalition appears close to collapse, one party being upset over a tax deal with the opposition, The Philadelphia Inquirer and ABC News reported on Thursday 12 November. The Dutch People's Party threatened to quit the ruling three-party coalition over a proposed wealth tax amendment in a move that could bring down Jetten's minority government, Bloomberg reported. Jetten made a last-minute bid to keep the government from collapsing before tax votes, according to Bloomberg, and conceded that the struggling three-party minority coalition needs a 'serious fresh start', the Inquirer reported. On Friday 13 November Jetten held hours of crisis talks as coalition acrimony erupted over the tax package, ABC News reported, after scheduling a crisis meeting with senior leaders of the coalition partners, seeking a serious reboot for the administration, according to the Inquirer, in a bid to save the minority alliance and avoid a potential snap election, according to Bloomberg.

Latest: Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten held hours of crisis talks as coalition acrimony erupted over the tax package, trying to prevent the coalition government from collapsing, ABC News reported, after scheduling a crisis meeting with senior leaders of the coalition partners, seeking a serious reboot for the administration, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer, in a bid to save the minority alliance and avoid a potential snap election, according to Bloomberg.

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