Brief economic news of September 21, 2021
FHI, Federation of Technology Industries – September 21, 2021
- According to the RIVM, the number of positive corona tests in the past seven days was 16 percent lower than a week ago. The figure was 13,347.
- After more than a year and a half of working from home during the corona crisis, there will be a tax-free home work allowance for the extra costs due to working from home. This amounts to 2 euros per day. The favorable additional tax rate for electric cars next year will be reduced from 40,000 to 35,000 euros next year, NOS reports.
- Shell sells its assets in the largest oil and gas field in the US worth 8 billion euros to competitor ConocoPhilips, writes De VolkskrantThe sale is likely prompted by a court ruling requiring Shell to achieve its sustainability goals more quickly.
- The German climate NGO DUH has filed a number of lawsuits against BMW and Daimler-Benz, Handelsblatt reports. According to DUH, the companies would do too little to combat greenhouse gas emissions. The case against Shell would serve as an example.
- According to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the global economy will grow by 5.7 percent this year grow a little less fast than previously thought (5.8 percent). This is mainly due to lower growth in the American economy.
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