7 hours agoHolland's government crash after falsely accusing social families of fraud
Periskopi(5 years ago)
(5 years ago)The government of the Netherlands and Mark Ruttes will resign after thousands of families were wrongly accused of cheating on social schemes for children and told to return the money. Families suffered a “without parallel”, decided Dutch deputies, with tax officials, politicians, judges and civil servants leaving them helpless. Most [...]
Families suffered a “without parallel”, decided Dutch deputies, with tax officials, politicians, judges and civil servants leaving them helpless.
Most were immigrants, and thousands of them had financial problems, writes the BBC, translates Periscopi.
Mr. Rutte, the prime minister, will hand over the resignation of the cabinet to the king of this country.
The decision, taken at a cabinet meeting in The Hague, comes at a key moment in the Panded-19 pandemic.
The Netherlands is in quarantine, and ministers are considering even more severe measures to prevent the spread of infection. Rutte will address the reporters shortly later.
His government is expected to remain as a government in office until the next parliamentary elections, expected to be held in March. /Periscope
