The position of the middle class in the Netherlands is under pressure. This is due to factors such as inflation and housing market issues. The House of Representatives will debate this issue on Tuesday, March 4. The plenary debate can be followed live from 4:45 PM via the website and the Debat Direct app.
For this debate, Minister of Finance Eelco Heinen and Minister of Social Affairs and Employment Eddy van Hijum will attend the House of Representatives. Jesse Klaver (GroenLinks-PvdA) requested the debate during the order of business on December 3. The position of the middle class in this country is under great pressure. It is becoming increasingly difficult for people with ordinary jobs to make ends meet in this country. There are broad ideas in this House on how to improve that. I would therefore like a mainline debate on the position of the middle class, said the Member of Parliament.
Rising Prices
According to Statistics Netherlands, the middle class is formed by the middle 60 percent of households. Due to rising prices of, among other things, homes, energy, and daily groceries, the purchasing power of this group is expected to decrease.
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