Cabinet drops plan to raise retirement age.
The Dutch government has stopped its plan to raise the retirement age. The Senate voted against this plan. Unions want changes to unemployment and disability benefits instead.
The Dutch government’s plan to increase the retirement age was blocked by the Senate. Senator Van Meenen believes the plan would not pass. The government is now looking for other ways to pay for the costs of older people. Unions are protesting and demanding changes to unemployment and disability benefits. They want to remove these measures from the government’s plans.
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Highlights
Government withdrawing from plan
Roderick Jaspen Jetten is taking a step back from increasing the AOW retirement age.
D66 considering leaving government
D66 senator Van Meenen is considering leaving due to Senate opposition.
Senate opposes the plan
A majority in the Senate voted to scrap the plan to raise the AOW age.
Unions refusing negotiations
Dutch unions are refusing to talk to the government about the retirement age plan.
Unions demand other changes
Unions want unemployment and disability benefit plans also removed.