Dutch Coalition Survives No-Confidence Vote After Tax Plan Dispute

The Dutch government narrowly survived a crisis over its 2027 Tax Plan after coalition members split over an amendment that would increase wealth taxes. The plan passed the House of Representatives on Thursday, November 12, by the lowest possible majority, and lawmakers later defeated a no-confidence motion against the government led by Prime Minister Rob Jetten. The three-party minority coalition holds 66 of the 150 seats in the lower house. Jetten’s D66 party has 26 seats, while the People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy and the Christian Democratic Appeal hold 22 and 18 seats respectively. The dispute has exposed divisions within the coalition, nine months into its four-year term.