Friday, April 15, 2016

Chamber calls for debt relief at rest – NU.nl

That commitment does Secretary Jetta Klijnsma (Social Affairs) Thursday in the House.

The law, which was already adopted in 2011 during the previous government, such a possibility of a cooling-off period is included . This is also called a moratorium. Only the necessary Order in Council (Orders in Council) remained all this time off. Such an order in council is implementing a law by the king.

“This is already a while in the hat,” said Klijnsma. The law went into the room after the first follow in May a consultation six weeks, promised the minister. Then the law must still by the Council of States.

“I really want the moratorium on January 1, 2017 will see the light,” said Klijnsma.



Do not wait

As long as do not want to wait for the Christian Democrats and the Christian Union. These parties Thursday presented a private bill that has to arrange a so-called respite for people in debt. The law will only be withdrawn once Klijnsma its promise.

“The government wrote in 2014 that the moratorium would take effect mid-2016,” said Christian Union MP Carola Schouten. Her party took the initiative to write the new law.

Many parties are outraged that the process should take so long. D66 calls it “shocking”. According Klijnsma has to do with the legal capacity, but the CDA calls it unbelievable.

Only the VVD spoke out against a rest during a debt relief program. The party points to the responsibility of people to go into debt and to pay subsequently to

By:. NU.nl/Edo van der Goot

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