Dutch Finance Minister Wouter Bos (L) speaks with Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende (R) during the Presentation of the Dutch 2009 Budget Memorandum and the opening of the Dutch Parliamentary Year in the Hague September 16, 2008. Bos announced 2.5 billion euros ($3.5 billion) worth of measures on Tuesday to keep inflation in check and support consumers and businesses hit by an economic downturn. REUTERS/Michael Kooren (NETHERLANDS)