If companies have to sell below cost for months, things go wrong.
No matter shows more aptly how politically The Hague has drifted away from the people. Apparently around the Binnenhof they were not concerned with matters that really concern the Dutch, such as paying the energy bill or closing companies because the hard-working baker can no longer afford the electricity. And what about the shortage of well-paid employees so that student transport can be carried out again and security at Schiphol is in order again? Indeed, too many politicians are preoccupied with themselves so that the real problems are not seen. And what you don't see isn't there.
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While the transport of vulnerable students regularly falls short, the prioritization is shaky on all sides and there is no great chance of improvement. While writing this article, I hear a woman shouting “I can't make it anymore!” in the background on television. Far away from the Binnenhof, she desperately has to make ends meet to make it to the end of the month.
Khadija Arib had to find out from the newspaper. How do you think? While the country is on fire and inflation is spiraling out of control, we are going to investigate the manners of a former Speaker of the House who has been gone for a year and a half. Cross-border behavior on the part of Dutch politics is the least you can say about this issue.
Khadija Arib previously lost her Chamber presidency last year to Vera Bergkamp. The feisty aunt Arib with undisputed qualities as Speaker of the House has now become the object of the weak chairman Bergkamp. As if there is nothing better to do politically! Based on anonymous click letters, it gets all the attention in our parliament. Doing research now into someone who has been gone for a year and a half also characterizes the priorities set by politicians in The Hague.
"Children who leave the house without breakfast and parents who no longer know how to get by because of the increased energy prices. That is unpalatable. Perhaps the politicians in The Hague can take that to heart?"
Companies can no longer absorb the costs and have to scale down. The Dutch HAK BV, part of the KDV Group and owned by the Russian entrepreneur Denis Shtengelov, will shut down production for six weeks from January. With the current energy prices, it is not feasible to continue producing in the winter. The glass jars of applesauce, peas and brown beans from HAK may be about 30% more expensive. Not that the latter is a concern, as there are plenty of cheaper alternatives. Closing the HAK factories might be a good time for them to also think about sustainability.
If companies have to sell below cost for months, things go wrong. We regard climate and sustainability as a top priority. There is little doubt about the importance of climate change and the transition to more sustainable ways of working and living. Nevertheless, the Cabinet must give priority to purchasing power and consider the climate to be slightly less important in the coming period. Ensuring that the Dutch get through the winter.
