Vaststelling van de begrotingsstaten van het Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken (V) voor het jaar 2014

This Dutch parliamentary procedure concerns the formal adoption of the 2014 budget estimates (begrotingsstaten) for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, designated as chapter V of the national budget. The budget sets out the spending authorised for the ministry's activities during that year, such as diplomatic representation, foreign policy programmes and international cooperation. The main parties affected are the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and its programmes, along with the Dutch taxpayers who fund them. Parliamentary approval gives the ministry legal authority to spend the allocated funds in 2014.