Xinhua | Updated: 2021-01-15 21:41 Share CLOSE FILE PHOTO: Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte of the People s Party for Freedom and Democracy speaks after a televised debate moderated by journalist Jeroen Pauw, on the eve of European elections in Amsterdam, Netherlands, May 23, 2019. [Photo/Agencies]
THE HAGUE - The Dutch government of Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Friday offered its resignation as a result of the so-called child benefits scandal, in which parents were wrongly accused of fraud.
The decision was made during Friday s cabinet meeting. On Thursday evening, all parties in the coalition government VVD (rightist liberals), CDA (Christian Democrats), D66 (leftist liberals) and ChristenUnie (Christian Union) had already taken their position internally.