"Budget cuts are politically difficult to sell." But Guntram Wolff from the Bruegel Institute has an idea: "Budget cuts are politically difficult to sell." #DefensieUitgaven #Nederland #Bezuinigingen (translated)
"that an increase in defense spending must be structurally integrated within the budget," Minister Heinen believes "that an increase in defense spending must be structurally integrated within the budget," he wrote earlier to the Chamber. #DefensieUitgaven #Nederland #Bezuinigingen (translated)
The Netherlands is one of the few European countries that does not borrow extra to finance defense spending, with Minister Heinen adhering to the principle that interest can never be recouped, while most other countries do borrow to support their military investments. #DefensieUitgaven #Nederland #Bezuinigingen (translated)
