MPs Reject Plan to Allow Individual Pension Fund Opt Outs - DutchNews.nl

The debate has been heated in recent months, with proponents and opponents making harsh accusations against each other.

The plan of NSC and BBB for more pension participation has failed in the House of Representatives. The showpiece of the party was thrown in the trash in a roll-call vote.

The controversial pension plan of NSC, which was supposed to give pension participants more say, was narrowly defeated. In a roll-call vote in the Lower House on Tuesday, the proposal just failed to gain a majority. The three-member faction of Denk was the deciding factor. Remarkably, the fact that the PVV co-submitted the NSC proposal is one of the reasons for Denk to vote against it.

MPs reject plan to allow individual pension fund opt outs - DutchNews.nl

MPs have voted by 73 votes to 72 against a controversial plan to allow pension fund members to opt out...

The Lower House has narrowly rejected the NSC pension proposal. In a roll-call vote, 73 MPs voted against and 72 in favor. This means that the plan of NSC MP Agnes Joseph to give pension participants a right to choose to participate in the new pension system has been defeated.

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