Tag: MONEY CONCERN
Soest halves dog tax and may abolish it next year
“Dog tax is actually obsolete,” Baks argued. “It dates back to the time of the dog cart, which was used by the government to levy a kind of transport tax.”…
Municipality makes 1.2 million euros available for Utrecht entrepreneurs: ‘First get through that cold winter’
“We notice that there is tension there,” says the Utrecht alderman for economic affairs Susanne Schilderman. Earlier, the government also made an allowance for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) because…
Utrecht churches give away clothes: ‘If people are able to take a look in the closet, then gladly’
Utrecht – “Clothing promotion, handing in open”, reads a sign in front of the Jerusalem Church in the Utrecht neighborhood of Tuindorp-Oost. On Friday afternoon the doors of the building…
Students start petition against high energy costs at Utrecht Science Park
“We used to have a bill of 25 euros every month for heat, that will be 133 euros from January. So a fivefold increase,” says co-initiator of the petition and…
Bakery Aelbers stops due to high energy prices: ‘Bought efficient ovens last year’
The well-known bakery Aelbers with shops in IJsselstein, Vianen and Montfoort is pulling the plug. The baker is not eligible for government support and cannot afford the high energy bill.…