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Article 1 – Membership of the Government

1. The Government consists of the Country President, the Vice President, the Ministers, and the State Secretaries.
2. The Vice President, Ministers, and State Secretaries are appointed by the Country President after the Country President elections.
3. Only legal citizens of the Netherlands can be members of the Government.
4. Members of the Government of the Netherlands cannot simultaneously hold office in another government.
5. Members of the Government can be removed from office by the Country President or by Congress, as laid down in Chapter II, Article 12.

Article 2 – Organization of Ministries

1. A Ministry is headed by a Minister, supported by one or more State Secretaries, if deemed necessary.
2. The Country President has the right to create and abolish Ministries at will.
3. The Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Defense must always exist and must always have an appointed Minister.

1. The Ministry of Finance is responsible for administrating the Treasury of the Netherlands, in accordance with the will of the Congress of the Netherlands.
2. The organization ‘Ministerie van Economische Zak’ serves as the current account of the Netherlands. Money transfers from ‘Ministerie van Economische Zak’ can be made freely by the Government.
3. The organization ‘DNB’ serves as the savings account of the Netherlands. Money transfers from ‘DNB’ are only allowed with Congressional approval.
4. All citizens of the Netherlands have the right to be informed on the Treasury of the Netherlands and all monetary transactions, unless the Government considers divulging of such information to be detrimental to the interests of the Netherlands.
5. The Congress of the Netherlands has the right to be informed on the Treasury of the Netherlands and all monetary transactions. If the Government considers the divulging of certain information to be detrimental to the interests of the Netherlands, the information requested will be provided in the Private section of Congress.

1. The Ministry of Defense is responsible for the organization of the armed forces of the Netherlands.
2. The Armed Forces of the Netherlands are politically neutral. Therefore, no military office can be used for exerting political influence in any way whatsoever.

1. The regular budget of the Government of the Netherlands cannot exceed the tax income of the previous month. The Ministry of Finance is responsible for calculating this figure and for making sure the Government does not exceed its budget.
2. Additional budget for specific purposes can be awarded by Congressional approval.
3. Unused budget at the end of the term will be transferred to the 'EZ' organization. When the EZ is below 100k NLG, a vote to replenish the EZ from the ingame treasury will be passed.
4. The Gold budget is not regulated. The Government is responsible and accountable for the way the Gold reserves are spent.
5. The 'DNB' organization should hold a National Emergency Fund of 1k Gold and 200.000 NLG, which can only be used in case of emergencies with Congressional approval. If this Fund is used, it must be refilled as soon as possible. The Government is not required to use more than 25% of its regular budget for this purpose.

1. Country Presidents are required to pay a minimum of 50% of their in-game election reward to the state within 5 days of their election. They can transfer it directly to the state, submitting adequate proof of the transfer to the Minister of Finance.
2. The Minister of Finance will remind the Country President before the deadline passes.
3. The Chairman of Congress will start an impeachment procedure if the Country President has not paid his tax after the deadline ends. The Country President will also be entered on the blacklist in the Debating section of Congress, and will be subject to the applicable sanctions, as laid down in Chapter II, Article 13.
4. People on the blacklist cannot have Congress member rights, as laid down in Article 1.6 in the Congress Lawbook.
5. If people on the blacklist candidate themselves for Congress elections, they will get a negative voting advice in an article published before the Congress elections.
6. People stay on the blacklist until they have paid their debts to the state.
7. The blacklist, including negative voting advices, is managed by the Chairman and Deputy Chairman of Congress.