The Netherlands: Compromise prevents cabinet collapse

Dutch cabinet on the brink of collapse over child benefits scandal

The Dutch cabinet was on the brink of collapse on Tuesday after the junior coalition party D66 threatened to withdraw its support over a child benefits scandal that has engulfed the country's tax authority.

The scandal, which has been dubbed the "toeslagenaffaire" in Dutch, has seen thousands of families wrongly accused of fraud and forced to repay tens of thousands of euros in benefits.

D66 has given the government until Friday to come up with a solution to the scandal, or it will withdraw its support from the coalition.

Prime Minister Mark Rutte apologizes for child benefits scandal

Prime Minister Mark Rutte has apologized for the child benefits scandal and has vowed to take action to prevent it from happening again.

Rutte said that the government had made "mistakes" and that he was "deeply sorry" for the pain and suffering that had been caused to families.

He said that the government would be setting up a compensation fund for victims of the scandal and that he would be appointing an independent investigator to look into how it had happened.

Dutch parliament votes to investigate child benefits scandal

The Dutch parliament has voted to launch an investigation into the child benefits scandal.

The investigation will be led by a parliamentary committee and will look into how the scandal happened and what can be done to prevent it from happening again.

The committee will have the power to summon witnesses and demand documents from the government.

Dutch cabinet reaches compromise to prevent collapse

The Dutch cabinet has reached a compromise to prevent its collapse over the child benefits scandal.

The compromise was reached after a marathon negotiating session between Prime Minister Mark Rutte and D66 leader Sigrid Kaag.

Under the terms of the compromise, the government will set up a compensation fund for victims of the scandal and will appoint an independent investigator to look into how it happened.

D66 agrees to continue supporting Dutch cabinet

D66 has agreed to continue supporting the Dutch cabinet after the government reached a compromise to prevent its collapse over the child benefits scandal.

D66 leader Sigrid Kaag said that she was "satisfied" with the compromise and that she believed that the government was now "on the right track" to resolving the scandal.

She said that D66 would continue to monitor the government's progress and that it would not hesitate to withdraw its support if it did not believe that the government was doing enough to address the scandal.