Autumn budget expected to reserve €2 billion to combat poverty

The caretaker government has agreed an autumn budget, reportedly reserving €2 billion for measures to combat poverty and boost spending power. Dutch media report that finance minister and deputy prime minister Sigrid Kaag is determined to help people who are really struggling. A recent report from the CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis predicted that a million people will fall below the poverty line, including 7% of children, without extra support next year. After a meeting that ended just...