Our country’s first major collective labor agreement was broken to reform employee purchasing power. About 16,000 employees in the paint and maintenance sector can count on a pay increase of at least 10.3 percent as of January 1. The MaintenanceNL branch organization and labor unions announced this Friday. According to the AWVN Employers Association, this […]
Inflation rose to a high of 17.1%
AP NOS . News•Today 06:47•modified Today 07:45 Inflation in the Netherlands rose to a new high of 17.1 percent in September. This was reported by Statistics Netherlands (CBS) based on the European Harmonized Consumer Price Index (HICP). According to CBS, this is in any case the highest inflation rate since World War II. In August […]
Is Almere Castle Finally Complete? The ruin that Rabobank bought.
BPD Bouwfonds Area Development, part of Rabobank, has bought antiquities from Gravin BV, reports say Flevoland broadcast. The area developer wants to build approximately 850 homes on the site, in and around the castle. The municipality still has to give permission for this by changing the zoning plan, otherwise Rabobank can still waive the purchase. […]
AREP does not cooperate in research: ‘Political settlement for Bergkamp’
AP NOS . News•Today 13:42 The former Speaker of the House of Representatives and Member of Parliament Arieb will not cooperate in the investigation of her work that Chamber President Bergkamp and the Presidium, the Executive Committee of the House of Representatives, want to conduct. According to Oraib, there is a smear campaign and a […]
We shower much shorter due to higher gas prices: you can save this with a short shower | money counter
videoWe’re taking a much shorter shower now that gas prices are high. Seven out of ten Dutch people do this to save gas and therefore money. local editors September 29. 2022 Last updated: 08:18 This is evidenced by a survey conducted by Kieskompas in cooperation with the ANP, which was completed by 7,600 people who […]
House of Representatives in low parking rates for electric cars
Amending the Municipalities Law is a legacy of the previous cabinet. Rutte III, for example, wanted to encourage driving an electric car. However, parking rates are set by municipalities. Therefore, it is necessary to amend the Municipal Law first. Climate Agreement Agreements Today in the debate on the law amendment, D66 Representative Lisa Van Jenken […]
Energy companies ignore Minister Cetin: The rate change will continue
Eneco, Greenchoice and Essent announced significant price increases last week, effective October 1. Vattenfall also raised prices at the beginning of October, but started informing customers a little earlier. This means that many clients are now often losing hundreds of extra euros per month. It is never allowed to announce a price change too short […]
Sales of organic foods and meat substitutes declined
AP NOS . News•Today 06:00 Alternatives to meat and organic products have seen continued or exponential growth in supermarkets and specialty stores in recent years. But in these times of financial instability, things are in dire straits. Market researcher IRI reports a shift in the sale of meat substitutes. In recent years there has been […]
The ex-supervisor of gas extraction describes the relationship with the ministry as “a raging war” | Currently
Talks between the State Mine Control Authority and the Ministry of Economic Affairs were “rough” at times. Former supervisor Harry van der Meijden describes the relationship as a “difficult war”. He testified on Tuesday before the commission of inquiry investigating gas extraction in Groningen. Van der Meijden didn’t mind when he was appointed inspector general […]
Bailiff threatens 2000 entrepreneurs who are not currently paying Corona support
The Dutch Enterprise Agency (RVO) is having difficulty recovering the unjustly paid Corona subsidy. About two thousand entrepreneurs do not respond to emails, letters or phone calls. The RVO transfers claims, so that the Central Judicial Collection Agency (CJIB) can still collect the amounts owed. During the Corona crisis, the RVO was responsible for paying […]