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The Budget Memorandum (Dutch: ''Miljoenennota'', literally "Millions Bill") is a general explanation by the Government of the
Netherlands
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of the expected revenues and expenses in the National Budget for a year.
After the
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has given the
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on
Prinsjesdag
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(every third Tuesday in September), the
Finance Minister
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offers the suitcase with the National Budget and the Budget Memorandum to the president of the
House of Representatives
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.
Contents
The Budget Memorandum describes the most important plans the
Cabinet
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has for the next year. This involves an explanation of the costs and influence these plans will have on citizens and companies. Furthermore, the Budget Memorandum also discusses the general situation of the
economy of the Netherlands
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. An important topic is always
public finance
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. Whenever there is a
deficit, it will detail how big this deficit is, and how it will be financed.
See also
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Accountability Day
External links
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The presentation of the National Budget and the Budget Memorandum
Economy of the Netherlands
Government publications
Politics of the Netherlands
Government budgets