Vaststelling van de begrotingsstaten van het Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken (V) voor het jaar 2009

This is a Dutch parliamentary procedure, handled by the Tweede Kamer (House of Representatives), to formally adopt the 2009 budget statements (begrotingsstaten) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as indicated by the "(V)" designation in the title. The budget statement sets out the planned spending and income for the ministry for the year, and parliamentary approval gives the government legal authority to spend these funds. The procedure mainly affects the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and its planned activities in 2009, such as diplomatic work, international cooperation and development-related spending. It also concerns Dutch taxpayers, since it sets the ministry's allocated funds for the year.