Corona Pass must also be shown at events, festivals, concerts, and professional sports competitions. This also applies to artistic and cultural institutions, such as cinemas and theaters. CTB is evidence that people have been vaccinated, recently tested negative, or recovered from Covid-19. People who do not have a Corona pass can test themselves for free […]
Energy tax fell by dozens, but gas prices rose by hundreds
The Consumers Association is pleased to pay attention to high energy costs. “It’s a nice gesture and a quick aid. If you now want to do something about rising energy prices, you can’t avoid such an action, but you are at least helping people with it.” According to the union, it is better to help […]
Remix Lab: Drawing conclusions next week
Informer Remkes hopes to draw conclusions next week on how to proceed with formation. On Monday he will speak again with the leaders of the VVD, D66 and CDA and their deputies. In a letter addressed to them, Remkes wrote that “the scales will be set.” And he wants “to inform the House of Representatives […]
Women come out of divorce worse than men in terms of purchasing power
When looking at purchasing power, a woman comes out of a divorce situation worse than a man: after five years, her average purchasing power is one-fifth less. This is the conclusion of the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) from a study on the impact of divorce on living, work and income. Relatively minor changes for […]
Almost all of Holland from red to orange on the European corona map | interior
Not only is the number of positive tests in the Netherlands declining, but also the percentage. Of all the tests conducted in the past two weeks, 3.8 percent revealed that they were infected with corona. On last week’s chart, it was more than 4 percent, and in July, at the height of the fourth wave, […]
VWS: ‘Dancing with Janssen’ is due to summer vacation, not intermittent cooling | interior
Thursday evening radio reports that at the beginning of June, a shipment of vaccines was threatened with corruption due to a refrigeration malfunction, and therefore it was decided to give them to young people. This way, vaccinations will not be in vain. Young people were more convinced of the possibility of being able to get […]
More than half a million families live in energy poverty
About 550,000 Dutch families live in so-called energy poverty. They have high energy bills, usually a poorly insulated home and low income. That’s the conclusion of the research organization TNO, based on figures from the Central Bureau of Statistics from 2019 for more than 6.1 million households. TNO has not only conducted research into the […]
Halsima retracts the passage of Corona | interior
In a letter to the city council, the mayor of Amsterdam suddenly changed the tune on Wednesday evening. “Ensuring compliance with these rules is a matter for all of us. Primarily for visitors to the food industry,” Halsema writes. The letter is in line with the outcome of the meeting that the Security Council chairs […]
Another additional €1 billion to boost housing construction | interior
This is evident from the budget of the Ministry of the Interior, which was presented to the House of Representatives on the day of the budget. Investment should prevent further housing shortages. The government had previously provided €2 billion for the housing-building boost, but Minister Ollongren (Home Affairs) warned in the spring that the bottom […]
‘Purchasing power development frankly disappointing’ | Financial issues
For many workers, it is becoming increasingly difficult to make ends meet due to delayed income, higher taxes and rising expenses, the VCP union says in an initial reaction. “The projected purchasing power picture is quite disappointing, if you look at the booming economic recovery,” says Nick van Holstein, President of VCP. According to Van […]