Dutch want money for themselves
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April 12, 2010, Monday
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A MAJORITY of Dutch voters support halving Dutch development aid and contributions to the European Union, scrapping immigrants' integration subsidies and banning them from public benefits for their first 10 years in the country, an opinion poll released yesterday showed.
The survey of public attitudes to proposals for budget cuts ahead of the June 9 election showed Dutch people are sceptical about their country's famed multicultural attitude and its role in Europe.
The Maurice de Hond poll found 54 percent support for cutting development aid and restricting immigrants' benefits. Support rose to 63 percent for halving the Dutch contribution to the EU budget.
All four measures are part of the liberal VVD party's budget program for the June 9 parliamentary elections, which it unveiled on Friday.
The clear election favorite in all polls is the Labor Party, which also unveiled its program last week. The poll found 57 percent support for Labor's plan to shrink the army.
The next government is expected to cut the budget by up to 20 billion euros to rein in a budget deficit that is twice the EU limit of 3 percent of GDP.
The survey of public attitudes to proposals for budget cuts ahead of the June 9 election showed Dutch people are sceptical about their country's famed multicultural attitude and its role in Europe.
The Maurice de Hond poll found 54 percent support for cutting development aid and restricting immigrants' benefits. Support rose to 63 percent for halving the Dutch contribution to the EU budget.
All four measures are part of the liberal VVD party's budget program for the June 9 parliamentary elections, which it unveiled on Friday.
The clear election favorite in all polls is the Labor Party, which also unveiled its program last week. The poll found 57 percent support for Labor's plan to shrink the army.
The next government is expected to cut the budget by up to 20 billion euros to rein in a budget deficit that is twice the EU limit of 3 percent of GDP.
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