The price increases for groceries and energy are so enormous that we are dealing with the highest inflation since 1975. Taxes on energy and fuel have been reduced and the poorest receive an energy subsidy. But is this enough?
The price increases for groceries (last year by 18.5 percent) and energy are so enormous that we are dealing with the highest inflation since 1975. Budget information institute Nibud expects that one in three households will find it difficult to manage on their own budget, it said. know last month.
The government has already taken some measures. Taxes on energy and fuel have been reduced and the poorest receive an energy allowance. But the call for even more measures is growing.
Next Friday, the ministers will meet again for the Council of Ministers for the first time since the summer holidays. The pressure on the government to do more about the ever-rising prices is increasing every day. Justly?