Brief economic corona news from September 9
FHI, Federation of Technology Industries – September 9, 2020
- Compared to this spring, Dutch industry has started to perform better. In July, production was 6 percent lower than in July last year, but in April, May and June, production still fell by 11, 12 and 10 percent respectively, according to reports CBSThe 'machine repair and installation' sector was hit hardest: the contraction amounted to 20 percent.
- Entrepreneurs will soon be faced with checks on the temporary Emergency Bridging Measure for Employment, or NOW 1. After months, accountants have reached an agreement on an audit protocol to examine the fraud-sensitive scheme, writes the FD.
- From 2028, the Netherlands will have to transfer approximately 1 billion euros annually to the EU to co-finance the European corona recovery fund. The payments will run until 2058, reports De Telegraaf.
- The European Commission announced on Wednesday the purchase of 200 million Covid-19 vaccines at BioNTech-Pfizer. In addition, the European Commission has taken an option on another hundred million vaccines, should the drug prove effective. The pharmaceutical company hopes to be able to deliver the drug in the autumn.
- Mental health workers are experiencing a greatly increased workload due to the corona crisis. It is more difficult for them to stay in touch with clients and it is difficult to comply with the corona rules. The care workers also say in a research by Trimbos that both their mental and physical health has deteriorated.
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