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Pay less tax you too soon? "Everything is still open"
11-11-2015 15:57
The plan has already been presented in September, on Budget Day. In short it comes down to this: in total, people with a job next year, 5 billion euros to pay less tax.
How much tax you have to pay next year? That question can be answered today: the House will debate on the tax plan for next year. Or they get out, is uncertain, says political reporter Roel Schreinemachers: "Everything is still open."
The plan has already been presented in September, on Budget Day. In short it comes down to this: in total, people with a job next year, 5 billion euros to pay less tax.
But how much less tax? That depends on the person: couples with children where both parents work, there are going to plan the most up ahead. But households where one parent works, not reduced by much ahead. For retirees, the picture is much less rosy. Here you can see what the plan would mean for you.
Look for support in the Senate
Point is that the PvdA and VVD only in the House have a majority. If they want to carry out the plan must also be a majority in the Senate there.
To Secretary of State Eric Wiebes of the VVD the clean job to the plan here and there to adjust something so that the senators vote for the plan. That may not sound so complicated. Five billion tax saving: there is no one against. But it's about who is going to pay less precise.
These parties want to do business with Wiebes, but do have requirements:
SGP, Christian Union and the Christian Democrats, all three for single income families.
But Christian Union and SGP want to increase the tax rebate for single income families, while the CDA bet on higher allowances.
The SP wants to include a millionaire tax.
D66 is committed to greening. And insists that no adjustment of the tax plan no job should cost. The tax plan delivers on term 35 000 jobs. That there may be no less D66.
Labour is still willing to give something more to convince to the Christian parties, but not as much as would like.
The VVD is even less eager to give much tax relief to people who are not working. Especially not when it comes at the expense of second earners.
Wiebe's going to defend his plan today in the House. If he can close a deal with the Christian parties, the State Secretary has enough votes within. But it can also CDA and D66.
Are Wiebes work? Difficult to predict, says political reporter Roel Schreinemachers "The coalition wants to do business only if it is certain that plans to get a majority in the Senate last week Wiebe's already tried to placate opposition parties, but still without success In the hours before.. The debate is still being discussed feverishly. "
It is already today the fourth time that the House talking about the case. If the Wiebes today fails, he must tax plan to the Senate in the knowledge that it could be shot there. Or opposition parties in the Senate dare to vote away the tax plan, not yet, certainly, emphasizes Schreinemachers "For not even going to the tax of five billion euros This affects a very large group of people, and it is the question. or the opposition parties finally something really dare to stop. "
Roel Schreinemachers reporter looks at the debate. Follow him on Twitter for a report.
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