It is one of the everlasting quirks of humankind’s time on this earth that many of the bad ones, the ones who are responsible for the deaths and misery of millions, are not big, famous, showy generals, or the elected or unelected leaders of nations, but rather milktoasty little functionaries who sit at desks and execute their ugly, murderous plans …
The domestic budget leaves little room for extra expenditure, but the Cabinet still wants to come up with a package of measures to prevent the poorest people in the Netherlands from being unable to pay their bills. Caretaker Prime Minister Mark Rutte said on Friday after the regular weekly Council of Ministers meeting that he wanted to at least limit …
The government's third support package for companies means that unemployment will rise somewhat less rapidly next year than previously expected, increasing to 5.9 percent instead of last month's expectation of 6.5 percent, according to central planning office CPB. Government aid is mainly ending up with people with permanent employment, increasing inequality in the Netherlands, the CPB said in its Budget …
