Brief economic news of December 14, 2021
FHI, Federation of Technology Industries – December 14, 2021
- Last week, 116,447 positive tests were reported to the RIVM. Compared to the 147,982 in the seven days before, this is a decrease of 21 percent.
- The caretaker cabinet has decided that primary schools must close a week earlier for the Christmas holidays. In addition, the evening lockdown will be extended until Friday 14 January, writes NRC.
- Employers' organisations AWVN, MKB Nederland and VNO-NCW argue that wages should 'breathe' with the economy. This is to read in the organizations' labor conditions note. The FNV trade union describes the proposal as "downright antisocial."
- The gas price on the Dutch wholesale market has risen sharply again to 119 euros for a megawatt hour of gas. In particular, the fear of a Russian invasion of Ukraine plays an important role in this, writes RTL News.
- The size of the economy in the third quarter of 2021 is larger in almost all regions than before the corona pandemic, or two years ago. That reports CBSOnly in Haarlemmermeer and Other Groningen was the economy smaller.
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