But that turned out to be a difficult choice. D66, VVD, Denk and Amersfoort voor Vrijheid came up with the proposal to abolish government interference. This means that shops are allowed to open 365 days a year, with them only having to close at 7 p.m. on May 4. “We don’t force anyone to open on those days. We want to give entrepreneurs the freedom to make the choices themselves,” explains Marjolein Perdok (D66) about this choice.
Amersfoort shops are allowed to open on public holidays, but not on all
