Dutch government collapse staved off, but crisis over tax policy continues

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Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten's coaliton partners voted against a tax plan plunging the government into crisis.

Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten has staved off the imminent collapse of his minority government after marathon talks on Saturday.

The government however remained embroiled in a political crisis over tax policy.

Following more than seven hours of crisis talks with his coalition partners, during which the government's future hung by a thread, Jetten emerged to reveal they would stay together, for now.

"In recent days, many good things have happened, but also things that have not gone well... we have to do better," Jetten said.

"And that requires in-depth talks, which we began today. This conversation is not yet complete. For that reason, I will spend the next few days continuing these talks with the three coalition parties, in a calm and measured manner."

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The crisis erupted on Friday when one of Jetten's two coalition partners, the right-wing VVD party, voted against the government's own tax plan.

VVD leader Dilan Yesilgoz said she had been blindsided after Jetten and the other coalition partner, the centre-right CDA, had clinched support from left-wing parties to push through the tax deal.

"For us, the minority cabinet is a failed experiment and it cannot go on like this," she told reporters after the talks.

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