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Austerity talks collapse as Wilders walks out, election now likely
The Telegraaf reports that Wilders felt he had to withdraw from the negotiations after discussing the package of measures with other PVV officials.The talks between the coalition and its alliance partner resumed on Saturday to assess the results of a financial analysis of the austerity measures. One source told the Telegraaf economists were positive about the likely impact of the plans, and that the effect on spending power would be limited. However, in a short statement Wilders said he could not accept that pensioners would have to pay for 'useless' demands from Brussels. Agreeing with the measures is 'not in the interest of our PVV voters,' he said. No concrete details have yet emerged of what the three parties had agreed during their seven weeks of talks. The aim of the negotiations is to reduce the budget deficit to below 3%, in line with monetary union rules. Posted by: tipper 2012-04-21 |
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