Trade unions and the cabinet are at loggerheads. The proposed cuts to the state pension and to benefits for the unemployed and disabled are causing resentment. It is unfortunate if this dispute over money now overshadows the need to do something about the overly complicated rules for the disabled in particular, writes political reporter Hans van Soest in this commentary.
Trade unions and the cabinet are at loggerheads. The proposed cuts to the state pension and to benefits for the unemployed and disabled are causing resentment. It is unfortunate if this dispute over money now overshadows the need to do something about the overly complicated rules for the disabled in particular, writes political reporter Hans van Soest in this commentary.
11 hours ago·Amersfoort, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)