Vaststelling van de begrotingsstaat van het provinciefonds voor het jaar 2012

This Dutch parliamentary procedure concerns the formal adoption of the 2012 budget statement for the Provinciefonds, the fund through which the national government transfers money to the twelve Dutch provinces. The budget statement sets out how much the fund receives and how those resources are planned for that year. The Tweede Kamer (House of Representatives) votes on it as part of the annual budget process. The provinces are the main recipients of the fund and rely on it to finance their own responsibilities. Residents of the Netherlands are affected indirectly, since provincial spending covers areas such as regional infrastructure, nature and the environment, and public transport. This summary is based on metadata only, not the full legislative text.