Wiebes stays with: fast gas decision needed Interior

Tuesday will be voted on the proposal. But the opposition still saw so many snags, also in the legal field, for example, that they wanted to discuss it further on Thursday. SP MP Sandra Beckerman called Tuesday's debate a "mess", in part because Wiebes had to answer many questions.

The minister understands that there are still a lot of questions, but especially the complexity of the matter. debt. "It's not complicated, but complicated." The House will vote late tonight on the bill, which can count on the support of at least the four parties in the coalition.

The opposition also saw Wiebes on the case that he closed last week with Shell and ExxonMobil, the owners of the NAM gas company that is responsible for the extraction in Groningen. The two oil companies do not make a claim for the gas that remains in the ground, but they can in the coming years keep a larger share of the profits themselves.

The agreement costs the Treasury alone 1.7. billion. In addition, the strengthening of homes in Groningen must also be largely financed by taxes. Only on Prinsjesdag the government can give a first estimate of the total bill, appeared earlier this week already.