Queen's Speech during Prinsjedag

Nieuwsbericht | 21 september 2011

Extract from the Queen's speech during Prinsjesdag which is traditionally held every year on the 3rd Tuesday of September:

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'The current economic situation demands that we take measures. The package of cuts the government is presenting to you is therefore extensive. These proposals will affect everyone's purchasing power. The growing economic and social uncertainty will test our resilience. Yet there is also cause for optimism. Our country is, and will remain, in a comparatively strong position. The measures presented here are aimed at safeguarding our prosperity. The government calls on everyone to play their part at this difficult time. To help build a stronger society and a stronger economy in the best traditions of our nation. In this task we feel a close bond with the other countries in our Kingdom, and with the Caribbean islands that since last year have been a part of the Dutch polity.'

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