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The Hague Council Passes Budget After Fraught Standoff and Deferral

Targeted changes to homelessness funding broke the deadlock.

Overview

  • The council approved the municipal budget on a second day of deliberations after a procedural tie forced Mayor Jan van Zanen to defer votes.
  • A ChristenUnie/SGP plan to allocate €2.5 million for homelessness from the co-financieringsfonds was revised after Wethouder Saskia Bruines called the original funding source extremely unwise.
  • The adjusted homelessness proposal secured support as part of the final package.
  • Only Hart voor Den Haag, PVV and Forum voor Democratie voted against the budget in the final tally.
  • Local anger over the Daal en Bergselaan road conversion continues, with residents pursuing legal action and the city promising to retain parking for the Madurodam Manege.