The opposition parties PvdA, SP, GL, joined by the ChristianUnion wanted to revert some of the measures and pay more attention to the public sector, especially to the health care-sector and the poor.
Oppositionspartierne PvdA, SP og GL ønskede i lighed med ChristianUnion at tilbageføre nogle af foranstaltningerne og styrke den offentlige sektor, særlig sundhedssektoren og indsatsen for de fattige.