Press releases
Charted Choices 2018–2021: major differences between parties
Today, CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis has published the results of its assessment of the election manifestos. The report, Charted Choices 2018-2021, contains an analysis of the financial-economic choices made by 11 Dutch political parties. Differences between them proved to be large; both in the types of measures chosen by the various parties and in the resulting effects. →
Balanced budget under continuing economic recovery
Post-crisis recovery continues, uncertainty remains
Brexit slowing down economic growth in the Netherlands
The Netherlands has economic interest in EU-US trade agreement
The Transatlantic Trade & Investment Partnership (TTIP) could potentially double Dutch exports to the United States; thus increasing GDP by around 1.7% by 2030. This is concluded by CPB researcher Hugo Rojas-Romagosa in his study on the possible impact of TTIP on the Dutch economy. The research only looked at TTIP’s economic impact. →
Brexit costs the Netherlands billions through reduced trade
If the United Kingdom (UK) withdraws from the European Union it will affect the Netherlands more severely than other EU countries because of the strong trade relations between the Netherlands and the UK. A reduction in trade could amount to a GDP loss for the Netherlands of 1.2%, or 10 billion euros, by 2030. →