Jaarverslag en slotwet Ministerie van Defensie 2009

This is a Dutch parliamentary procedure concerning the 2009 annual report (jaarverslag) and closing law (slotwet) of the Ministry of Defence. The closing law formally confirms how the ministry's actual spending compared with the budget that the House of Representatives had approved for that year. The annual report sets out the ministry's results and accountability for its use of public funds. The procedure mainly concerns the Dutch Parliament, which reviews whether the Defence Ministry spent its 2009 budget lawfully and as intended. It affects the ministry's accounts and, indirectly, Dutch taxpayers who fund national defence.