The NPO and the public broadcasters state in their consultation response that the proposed cuts, amounting to €156.7 million of which €45 million has since been reversed, may be in violation of the European Media Freedom Act, which obliges member states to provide stable and predictable funding for public media. The Council of State does not explicitly adopt this legal conclusion but advises the Cabinet to supplement the explanatory memorandum accompanying the legislative proposal with concrete substantiation as to why the remaining funding is sufficient to fulfill the public media mandate, while programs such as Zomergasten and 3 op Reis have already been cancelled and the Cabinet has not yet submitted a legislative proposal.