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Senate Rejects Pension Age Reform
During an exchange that included Prime Minister Jetten, Deputy Prime Ministers Yeşilgöz and van den Brink, and Finance Minister Heinen, the Senate voted against a proposal made by the Jetten Cabinet during a recent debate.
A motion proposed by PRO Senator Paul Rosenmöller was supported by a majority of those present, opposing the proposed accelerated increase in the official pension age, which they considered to be reopening an agreement recently made and hurting the trust in government, and urged the Jetten Cabinet to withdraw its proposed acceleration of the pension age.
Broad-Based Political Opposition
Many different political parties supported the motion, including Volt, ChristenUnie, FvD, SP, PvdD, PVV, BBB, 50Plus, OPNL, and the following senators: Vissen-Hamakers, Walenkamp, Van de Sanden, Beukering, and Van Gasteren. This broad-based support ensured that the proposed acceleration of the pension age would not be passed by the Senate.
Government to Seek Alternate Sources of Funding
Prime Minister Jetten acknowledged that there is not enough support in the Senate for the proposed acceleration of the pension age to proceed; therefore, his government will be exploring other methods to create the funding that he anticipated would be created by the proposed one-year acceleration of the pension age, while trying to ensure that they can keep the pension system carefully managed as aging occurs in the population.
In summary, Jetten will respond to the opposition's motion before the May recess.
