Budget
The government makes agreements on public finances and budgetary policy when it takes office. Public finances are the government’s revenues and expenditures.
Budgetary policy describes how the government will handle them. Public finances are debated, adopted, received and spent, and accounted for in the budget process.
News
European agreements to be embedded in Sustainable Public Finances Act
The Netherlands plans to embed the recent European agreements on budget discipline in a Sustainable Public Finances Act. The Bill ...
Foreign policy: for the Dutch people and Dutch interests in the world
Today more than ever, the Netherlands’ foreign policy is putting Dutch interests first, with a stronger commitment to the pillars ...
Budget Memorandum 2012: steady course in uncertain times
The unrest in the euro zone, the declining growth of world trade and the lack of confidence on the financial markets result in ...
The Netherlands supports Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
Between now and 2013, the Netherlands will invest €163.5 million in the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. On ...
Ministry of Foreign Affairs to fund Radio Netherlands Worldwide from 2013
Starting in 2013, Radio Netherlands Worldwide is to be funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. An annual €14 million will be ...
Documents and publications
Summary Budget Memorandum 2011
Information sheet about the Budget Memorandum 2011.
Summary National Financial Annual Report 2010
The National Financial Annual Report looks back at the economic and financial developments in 2010 and gives a summary of the ...
Facts and figures budget memorandum 2011
Leaflet containing facts and figures of the 2011 budget memorandum.
Publication budget practices in the Netherlands
Instead of translating all expenditure review reports, different parts of a selection of reports (on Housing, Children and Higher ...