The House examines: have the Cabinet's promises been fulfilled?
How did the government manage taxpayers’ money in 2025? The Cabinet presented the annual reports to the House of Representatives on Accountability Day, held on the 20th of May this year. A few weeks later, Members of Parliament had the opportunity to question the Cabinet about these reports during the Accountability Debate. One hundred young people helped them prepare for this debate.
On Accountability Day, the House of Representatives receives the reports and accounts that enable it to evaluate what the government achieved in the previous year, the steps taken to achieve it and the associated costs. This is the day on which Minister of Finance Eelco Heinen presented the Central Government’s Annual Financial Report for 2025 and the departmental annual reports. The president of the Netherlands Court of Audit, Pieter Duisenberg, presented the Court’s reports, which assess the government’s policy over the past year. During the plenary Accountability Debate, held on 3 June this year, the House of Representatives discussed the submitted reports with Prime Minister Rob Jetten and Minister Eelco Heinen.
V-100
Since 2017, Members of Parliament have received assistance in preparing for the Accountability Debate. On Monday 1 June, 100 young people between the ages of 18 and 29 came to the House of Representatives to draft critical questions for MPs to put to ministers during this and subsequent debates on the subject. This initiative is known as the V-100 and it aims to involve members of the public directly in the House’s oversight role. This year’s theme was ‘The impact of policy on future generations’.
Budget cycle
In the weeks following the Accountability Debate, the House of Representatives examines the individual annual reports in committees. The House and the Senate treat the annual reports as bills. The financial year is concluded once all bills have been passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives. Find out more about the budget cycle.