The CPB is an independent government agency founded at 15 September 1945 by Nobel laureate Jan Tinbergen.

The director of the CPB is one of the government appointed members (Dutch: kroonleden) in the Social and Economic Council.

A provisional version of the CEP is supplied to the cabinet in January or February, which is used by the minister of finance for the expenditure targets.

[2] This makes a clear guide for voters because of the following advantages:[3] It is also not uncommon to use the results of the CPB to defend attack or compare the different policies.

In general, the parties seem to worry more about being accused of not wanting to face the economic consequences of their proposals than showing negative results.

Through the independent status of the CPB, it is in practice impossible for the Dutch government to use their own models and interpretations of statistics.

One of the conclusions of the research was that the Euro had brought about a week's pay in benefits to the Dutch population (i.e. about 2% income).

In an interview in De Telegraaf in May 2014, former director Coen Teulings stated that the study performed under his supervision should be taken with a grain of salt, adding that the economic advantages "aren't very clear".