Van der Burg wanted to scrap the scheme, which costs about 30 million euros annually, because cuts had to be made, a spokesman for the State Secretary said on Tuesday. It caused a lot of commotion, including among the coalition parties D66 and ChristenUnie. MPs from both factions immediately announced that they did not want to get rid of the scheme.
Secretary of State whistled back: bed-bath-bread arrangement still remains
