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2026-11-13 Europe
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Dutch government set for talks to stave off collapse after wealth tax row
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[Reuters] AMSTERDAM, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten will try to save his minority government from collapse in a meeting with coalition partners on Friday, after a heated debate over wealth taxes exposed deep divisions a day earlier.
Jetten's three-party coalition threatened to fall apart less than 9 months after its installation, as parties bickered over a deal with the left-wing opposition to support a 2027 tax plan in exchange for a slight increase of wealth taxes.
The right-wing, pro-business VVD had vehemently opposed this amendment to the original tax plan, while Jetten's centrist D66 and the Christian Democrats endorsed it.
In its resistance to the proposal, the VVD ultimately voted against its own government's tax plan, only to see it reach a narrow majority with the support of opposition parties.
VVD leader Ruben Brekelmans said the result of the vote was "disillusioning", and would force his party to seriously reconsider its position.
A break with the VVD would likely be the end of the minority government led by Jetten, who became in February the youngest prime minister in Dutch history.
After the vote, Jetten said he would do all he could to hold his coalition together and would seek "a new start" in Friday's meeting with the leaders of the VVD and the Christian Democrats.
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