Sandra Palmen of NSC Willain the Outgoing State Secretary for Allowances in the Schoof Cabinet, Despite The Departure of the Other NSC Ministers. They resigned two week ago after the departure of outgoing minister Caspar Veldkamp.
NSC Group Chairman Nicolien van Vroonhoven Said Upon Veldkamp’s Departure That the Other Ministers of Her Party Stood “As a Ring” Around Veldkamp. He left because he felt he had too little room to make policy against Israel himself.
But it now appears That Palmen Will Remain, Sources in the Hague Confirm to the ANP . It would be better for the progress of the recovery operation of the benefits scandal if no new minister had trained to be. She is also said to have a lot of confidence Among Victims, which is an important reason for her to remain in her role.
Palmen was not State Secretary for Allowances from the Start of the Schoof Cabinet. She started as Successor to Nora Achahbar in December 2024, who had Left Due to Polariaing Manners in the Cabinet.
Previously, Palmen was a Civil Servant at the Tax Authorities. In that role, she raised the alarm in an advice in 2017 about the benefits scandal. Little was Done With That Advice, The Palmen Memo, at the Ministry at the Time. Palmen was Sidelined Within the Ministry. Partly because of this, it Tok Years Before the Scandal Came to Light.