Government and politics

Government and politics

1. Senior secondary vocational students cost more than higher education students
2. Revised statistics: investments in education higher
3. Local government to a large extent financially dependent on The Hague
4. Dutch government spends more on prisons and judicial procedures
5. Public spending up by just over 6 percent
6. Growing scepticism towards Europe
7. Most Dutch agree on home mortgage interest deduction
8. Political engagement and cynicism go hand in hand
9. Surplus of 2.3 billion euro for municipalities
10. Cutback in government spending on media
11. Students borrow more and more
12. More and more public schools becoming independent
13. Vehicle tax surcharge doubled since 2000
14. Schools do not save up operating surplus
15. Proceeds government-imposed taxes again higher
16. Municipal spending on income support down to five billion euro
17. National  problems hardly related to regions
18. Municipal rates increase by over 4 percent
19. One quarter of primary and special needs schools invest capital
20. Water tax proceeds marginally up again