Jaarverslag en slotwet BES-fonds 2015

This Dutch parliamentary procedure concerns the final accounts for 2015 of the BES fund, the national fund that finances public tasks on Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, the Caribbean special municipalities of the Netherlands. A closing act (slotwet) asks parliament to formally approve how the fund's allocated money was actually spent, compared with what was budgeted. It is a routine step in the budget cycle that closes the accounts for that year. The procedure mainly affects the residents and public bodies of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, whose public services are partly financed by the fund. It also concerns the Dutch government and parliament, which oversee how the money is used. This summary is based on the procedure's metadata only, not the full legislative text.