Budget Day has not changed the situation, Bolding believes. “It was not good. Not for the farmers, not for anyone, I think. Claws are being spent on the weirdest things. I had hoped for more clarity. About the energy bill at home, but also about us as a sector. everything has come to a standstill due to the difficult situation. Nobody dares to look ahead or invest anymore. And as an entrepreneur you can’t really stand still.”
Bolding, himself the owner of a mechanization company, calls itself the ‘peripheral sector’. “I am not a farmer, but I am immediately attached to it. I employ a boy. That may be a successor, but it doesn’t look good for him either. Farming less means less work, so that can also be his place The peripheral sectors are also entering a difficult time, as are contractors and transport companies.
According to Bolding, the inverted flags will continue to dominate the streets for the time being. At least until the provincial elections in March next year. “I would prefer to see this cabinet fall, but that will probably not happen. Then through the elections. You can get some other figures in the Senate through the province. That in turn affects the House of Representatives. Maybe that will help. .”
“Some call the inverted flag disrespectful. I get that,” Bolding continues. “For example, if you fought for our flag as a soldier, you can have a hard time with this. I hope people understand why we do it anyway. Because this does not only concern the farmers, but actually everyone in the Netherlands.”