The Dutch Cabinet plans to cut 25,000 full-time civil service jobs by 2035, according to Times Now. The proposed reduction is part of a plan aimed at saving €3.5 billion.
Civil service faces decade-long reduction
The government employs 160,000 civil servants, the report said. The planned job cuts would amount to approximately 16% of that workforce.
Times Now described the Cabinet’s intention as shrinking the civil service over the next decade. The stated target concerns full-time jobs, with 2035 identified as the deadline.
Office space and advisory bodies also targeted
The plan extends beyond civil service staffing, according to Times Now. It also targets government office space and advisory bodies.
The report put the savings goal for the plan at €3.5 billion. It presented that figure as an objective of the proposed changes, rather than savings already achieved.
- Planned reduction: 25,000 full-time civil service jobs.
- Target year: 2035.
- Savings objective: €3.5 billion.
The existing 160,000-strong workforce provides the context for the scale of the proposal. On the figures reported by Times Now, the Cabinet is seeking to remove roughly one in six civil service jobs.
The Cabinet’s stated aim is to carry out the staffing reduction over the coming decade. Office space and advisory bodies are also within the scope of the planned changes.