Rob Jetten says his team has "a new and attractive offer" on welfare and tax concerns

Opposition groups Pro and Volt have united to increase pressure on the Dutch cabinet for additional welfare concessions, prompting Prime Minister Rob Jetten to say his team has prepared a fresh proposal that tackles opposition concerns about social benefits, household expenses and reforms to the asset‑tax system. Pro’s leader noted that the combined seats of his party and Volt could supply the government with a reliable majority in both parliamentary chambers, requiring Volt’s two upper‑chamber seats to reach the needed threshold. The liberal VVD, which holds the finance portfolio, worries that too many concessions could alienate its voters to parties such as JA21 and the PVV. Jetten has met with Pro, Volt and the ChristenUnie and plans further talks with right‑wing groups including JA21, SGP, 50Plus and the agrarian BBB, which he recently re‑engaged after a prior confidence‑vote dispute.