13:05 (12:05)โขEight Billion Euro Budget Windfall
โจThe newspapers report on a significant economic update from the Central Planning Bureau, projecting higher growth and lower government deficit than expected, resulting in an โฌ8 billion budget windfall (CPB, FD, Parool, Volkskrant). In pandemic reflections, officials criticize past COVID policy, particularly the coronavirus access pass system (Metro). Separately, multiple staff members resigned from Elon Musk's 'DOGE' government service in the US (NRC).