Wilco van Wijk of Coronasneltestdirect: “A normal rapid test costs us 65 euros. Companies can also have a preventive test for a lower price, because it involves larger quantities at the same time. Part of this is reimbursed by the government.” Bicycle builder Accell, which has about a thousand employees in the Netherlands, has been…
Many entrepreneurs have been hit hard by the corona measures. Some are even forced to sell their house, car or caravan to make ends meet. The Netherlands has 1.9 million companies. The vast majority, around 1.5 million companies, are sole proprietorships. Many of them are personally liable for their company and therefore bear the costs…
State Secretary Keijzer gives PostNL a new license for the takeover of former competitor Sandd. In June, the previous permit was destroyed by the Rotterdam District Court. The takeover had been a fact for a few months by then. “It is necessary to allow the takeover of Sandd by PostNL,” the Ministry of Economic Affairs…
In the first round of the National Growth Fund, money will go to green hydrogen, digitization of education and the development of quantum technology, among other things. That is the advice of the committee appointed by the cabinet to help determine where the investment money should be spent. This year it concerns just over four…
YouTube shows an advertisement of an international casino that tries to get Dutch young people to gamble. It is illegal in the Netherlands to make gambling advertisements aimed at young people. Unlicensed parties, such as this casino, are not allowed to advertise at all, but that happens anyway. On screen, a young boy cheers as…
Last year, Dutch companies received a total of 17.6 billion euros in corona support to compensate for wage costs and fixed costs. Statistics Netherlands has calculated this at the request of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate. By far the largest part of the amount, 15 billion euros, was spent through the NOW scheme,…
Tour operators fear a million damage after the bankruptcy of D-trips. The company had taken deposits from customers last year for trips that did not take place due to corona. The customers received a voucher from D-Reizen. The tour operators who would carry out the trip can no longer claim the down payments, but are…
The corona crisis has cut a big hole in the number of jobs in the travel industry. This has emerged from research by Reiswerk, the knowledge platform for the travel industry that charts employment in the sector every year. Almost a quarter of the jobs will be lost in 2020. Reiswerk speaks of a clear…
Solar parks in the Netherlands that are built with government money consist of panels from Chinese companies accused of using the Uyghur Muslim minority in the country for forced labor, the FD writes. The newspaper is based on major American research that allegedly shows that forced labor is used on a large scale in the…
Family businesses are concerned. Because there are plans on the table to increase the tax on the inheritance or donation of a family business. Favorable arrangements still apply, specially designed to ensure that owners can pass their businesses on to the next generation. As a result of the schemes, for example, no or less money…