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A victory in the fight against child poverty during the general political consultations in the Senate. SP group chairman Rik Janssen called attention to this problem at the start of his speech. A passage in the budget suggested that the cabinet was giving an opening to make the targets around reducing child poverty less harsh.

Energy bills have to come down. Energy is a basic necessity. Everyone needs energy, as cheaply and as cleanly as possible. Since our energy supply has been privatised the public has no say in it. Commercial firms raise energy bills and get rich, while we are left out in the cold. This has to change.