Coalition ‘almost agreed’ on new €6bn austerity package

DutchNews.nl reported that the two coalition parties in the Dutch government, the right-wing Liberals (VVD) and social democrats (PvdA), had almost concluded their negotiations by late August 2014 on how to generate a further €6bn for the Dutch economy in 2014. The new programme was due to be announced in September 2013.

ESO: Background information: Fresh forecasts rock Dutch economy http://www.europeansources.info/record/fresh-forecasts-rock-dutch-economy/

Reuters, 16.08.13: The Dutch, Europe's apostles of austerity, feel the economic pain http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/16/us-dutch-economy-idUSBRE97F07F20130816

DutchNews.nl, 18.08.13: Volkskrant: 10 misconceptions about the Dutch economy http://www.dutchnews.nl/features/2013/08/volkskrant_10_misconceptions_a.php

CPB: Press Release, 14.08.13: Updated CPB Projections, 2013-2014 http://www.cpb.nl/en/pressrelease/3214150/updated-cpb-projections-2013-2014

Blog: LSE EuroppBlog, 25.09.13: The threat of Geert Wilders winning snap elections is likely to be enough to force a compromise on the Netherlands’ 2013 budget http://bit.ly/1b2SLwe

DutchNews.nl, 26.09.13: All eyes on the prime minister: what concessions will he make? http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2013/09/all_eyes_on_the_prime_minister.php

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