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Geert Wilders was received with cheers in the PVV faction room in parliament a day after his party’s victory. There was cake and champagne ready. The PVV parliamentarians are eager to form part of the next government. But, lawyers have concerns about the legality of the party’s policies.
Plan to restrict sales of cheap homes downed by PVV u-turn
Members of the Tweede Kamer is not at all confident that the great ambitions of Housing Minister Hugo de Jonge will be able to be accomplished. De Jonge wants about 900,000 additional homes to be built in the Netherlands by 2030, but the question now is whether that will succeed, thanks to a combination of factors, like rising interest rates, more expensive building materials, the nitrogen emissions crisis and unenthusiastic investors. So far, De Jonge has acknowledged there are "headwinds" facing the construction of housing, but he has refused to adjust his plan.
A majority in the Tweede Kamer will support a PvdA and ChristenUnie proposal to outlaw temporary leases. The introduction of temporary rental contracts of up to two years was meant to make more rental properties available. That did not happen. Instead, they lead to unnecessary stress and high moving costs for tenants, according to MPs Pieter Grinwis (CU) and Henk Nijboer (PvdA).
In order to encourage shoppers to opt for more vegetable proteins over meat, the Dutch government is looking into introducing a new levy on meat products.