A majority of the Dutch Lower House wants the interest rate on the student debt of the ‘bad luck generation’ to be lowered. However, the exact reduction remains unknown.
Last week, the Lower House adopted a motion from GroenLinks/PvdA and ChristenUnie to freeze the interest on student loans for the bad luck generation for the upcoming year. This would be funded by reducing the tax benefit for expatriates. A second motion from D66 and SP to reduce the interest on student debt to zero did not pass.