Each year, the House of Representatives reviews the budgets of individual ministries. Every week, one or more budgets are discussed. In the coming two weeks, the budget debates for Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature, and Social Affairs and Employment are on the agenda. You can follow the debates via the Debat Direct app.

The budget debate for Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature starts on Tuesday, March 10 at 16:40. On Wednesday, March 11 at 11:25, the budget debate for Social Affairs and Employment begins. On both days, members of parliament will deliver their contributions. The follow-up debates are both one week later, on Thursday, March 19. For Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature, this starts at 10:15, and for Social Affairs and Employment at 16:30.

Schedule

The House began the budget debate for General Affairs and the budget for the King on Tuesday, December 9. After Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature and Social Affairs and Employment, all budget debates have taken place.

Elections

The aim of parliament and government is to have the national budget, presented on Prinsjesdag, adopted before January 1. This means approval by both the House of Representatives and the Senate. Ministries can then start implementing policies in the new year. Due to the elections on October 29, the budget debates for individual ministries will take place this time in the December-March period, after the new members have taken office.

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