Tag: Municipalities
Paid parking increasingly common: is parking tax a cash cow for municipalities?
Utrecht and Amersfoort want to introduce paid parking in (almost) the entire municipality, and parking in other places is also becoming more and more expensive. News reports about parking fees…
Is paid parking ‘a cash cow’ for municipalities? 5 questions about parking tax
Utrecht and Amersfoort want to introduce paid parking in (almost) the entire municipality, and parking in other places is also becoming more and more expensive. News reports about parking fees…
Utrecht municipalities are disappointed that they cannot pay energy surcharge: ‘Sour for residents’
The municipalities of Bunnik, De Bilt, Utrechtse Heuvelrug, Wijk bij Duurstede and Zeist have chosen not to do this, because this would disadvantage some residents. “This is because there is…
Showing everyone that you cannot manage the budget: ‘If many municipalities do that, it is a clear signal to the government’
According to Jelmer Vierstra, alderman for finance in Woerden, the money worries are real. “This problem occurs in almost every municipality in the Netherlands. There are real concerns about 2026…
New review shows deficiencies in homes for the elderly in all municipalities
Elderly receiving medication that should be avoided, staff lacking medical competence, lame care plans and end-of-life care that does not follow the rules.No municipality escapes criticism when the Inspectorate for…
Violence in France: Macron will receive the presidents of the two chambers and the mayors of more than 220 municipalities
Emmanuel Macron will receive on Monday the presidents of the National Assembly, Yaël Braun-Pivet, and of the Senate, Gérard Larcher, then on Tuesday the mayors of “more than 220 municipalities…
‘Many Utrecht municipalities are slow to reply to emails from residents’
In Utrecht, half of the municipalities took longer than two days to receive a response. In 7 (of the 26) municipalities there was still no answer after three weeks. These…
After the warm weather: Several municipalities in Jämtland County may introduce irrigation bans
Water consumption is high right now in several municipalities and Vatten- och mijöresurs water works are working at full capacity to be able to produce drinking water. Some water plants…
No milk for the children this autumn when municipalities have to save
Major cutbacks await in many municipalities this autumn. This shows a survey made by TV4 Nyheterna. In Köping, the situation is so precarious that the milk is drawn into schools…
The majority of Sweden’s municipalities rent from SBB
A majority of Sweden’s municipalities have rented properties from SBB. The five most exposed municipalities had annual rental costs of at least fifty million kroner each in 2021. The two…