PVV, VVD, NSC and BBB voted against. National Security Council representative, Ant-Gili Soibbor, stressed that the money coming from the reduction of the expatriate scheme is actually intended for the unlucky generation. He believes it doesn’t need to be meant this way twice. “This money is in good hands with us.”
The likelihood of a new government taking office very quickly, before the end of February, is almost non-existent. Negotiations between PVV, VVD, NSC and BBB are still in full swing. Whistleblower Ronald Plasterk plans to publish a report on the talks in early February. If the parties want to continue negotiating a coalition agreement, it will almost certainly take another two or three months before a new government is formed.
Most students who studied between September 2015 and September 2023 were affected by the loan scheme. They did not have a basic scholarship and had to borrow all the money they needed to study from DUO. Combined with expectations that interest rates will remain low, this has led to rising debt. The chamber wants to accommodate these students by reducing interest on loans.
