The concerns within the outgoing cabinet about ASML leaving abroad are so great that a plan is being secretly worked on to keep the Veldhoven company in the Netherlands. ASML is said to have submitted a number of wishes to the cabinet and has said that expanding to another country is an option. The fact that the company is thinking about this has to do with the deteriorated business climate in the Netherlands, De Telegraaf wrote on Wednesday morning.
According to sources, it is called ‘Beethoven’ the newspaper worked on the plan that should ensure that expansion plans of the manufacturer of chip machines in the Netherlands can take place. According to the government, this is quite a puzzle. According to the newspaper, the company says that setting up business units in France, for example, is possible.
Concerns about the business climate in the Netherlands have been around for some time. For example, multinationals Shell and Unilever have already moved their head offices from the Netherlands. ASML is having difficulty with plans in The Hague to phase out attractive schemes for expats and migrant workers. The company needs many technical people from abroad to make chip machines. The housing shortage in the Netherlands is also a problem for future ASML employees.
According to De Telegraaf, outgoing Prime Minister Mark Rutte is also involved in the issue. He would have a meeting on Wednesday with CEO Peter Wennink and Minister Micky Adriaansens of Economic Affairs.
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