Small firms take legal action against the government over coronavirus support rules
3 years, 10 months ago

Small firms take legal action against the government over coronavirus support rules

Dutch News  

Business owners have so far started 482 legal cases against the government over support during the coronavirus crisis, the Volkskrant reported on Monday. The cases largely centre on businesses which have not been able to claim sufficient support in paying wages or have not qualified for the one-off payments to help pay fixed costs, the paper said. The government’s bill so far for helping companies get through the crisis is €61bn and last week ministers were again urged to expand the aid being provided to a wide range of professions, including hair dressers and driving school instructors. In particular, the self employed have been hard hit by the rules attached to the Tozo income support payments.

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Some self-employed still missing out on Covid support: Ombudsman
3 years, 5 months ago

Some self-employed still missing out on Covid support: Ombudsman

NL Times  

There are still self-employed people in the Netherlands who are excluded from the government's coronavirus support packages, while they desperately need the support, National Ombudsman Reinier van Zutphen said based on over 500 reports to his hotline. "Self-employed persons and small entrepreneurs who are not eligible for corona support are having a hard time," Van Zutphen said to NOS. But …

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