Eelco Heinen. Photo: Martijn Beekman
The new cabinet does not have any financial leeway to bring in new policies, finance minister Eelco Heinen has warned, as work starts on putting together more detailed ministry plans.
Over the summer, ministers and their teams will flesh out the bare bones agreement reached between the four right-wing parties which have formed a new government, ahead of the presentation in the run-up to the September budget.
However, “the money has been spent”, Heinen said on Friday after the last cabinet meeting before the recess. “I think the message is clear that there is no…
