The healthcare budget of the cabinet is under pressure due to uncertainty about compensation for chronically ill patients, about which opposition parties are demanding more clarity before they can provide support. #zorgbegroting #chronischzieken #compensatie (translated)
At this moment, I would not support him yet. This is how JA21 member of parliament Ingrid Coenradie expressed strong criticism of cuts to mental healthcare. "At this moment, I would not support him yet." #ChronischZieken #Zorgkosten #Belastingaftrek (translated)
Someone with a small pension can just manage on their own and can now keep a little more in their wallet thanks to that tax deduction. And that is exactly what is being scrapped. PRO member of parliament Julian Bushoff linked the abolition of the tax deduction to a broader political point that the party has been hammering on for months. #ChronischZieken #Zorgkosten #Belastingaftrek (translated)
State Secretary Eelco Eerenberg (Finance, D66) said on Monday in a debate that he wants to provide more clarity within a month. #ChronischZieken #Zorgkosten #Belastingaftrek (translated)
But the implementation of that is not yet settled. It led to irritation on Wednesday afternoon during the budget debate on Public Health in the House of Representatives, where Christian Union leader Mirjam Bikker spoke of 'great stress' among chronically ill patients 'who must not fall between two stools.' "If you don't know what the alternative will look like, you can't count on our support," Bikker warned the coalition. #ChronischZieken #Zorgkosten #Belastingaftrek (translated)
The cabinet wants to abolish the tax deduction for care costs outside of insurance by 2028, which leads to dissatisfaction in the House of Representatives, where there are urgent calls for an alternative that should support chronically ill patients. #ChronischZieken #Zorgkosten #Belastingaftrek (translated)
