- The RIVM reports 6986 new infections on Friday. That is 1539 more than on Thursday. The number of corona patients in the nursing wards has increased by 14 in the past 24 hours, while there are 4 fewer patients in the ICU (86).
- Of the 32,000 companies that received TVL support (Fixed Cost Allowance) between June and September last year to pay their fixed costs, approximately half have to repay them in whole or in part. This is because many entrepreneurs have suffered less loss of turnover than expected. That reports CBS. About 40 percent can keep the TVL-1 allowance, 12 percent even receive more.
- The average daily production of Dutch industry was 16.5 percent higher in May than in May last year. This brought industry production to its highest level ever, says CBS. Of the larger sectors, the machine industry achieved the highest growth. Moreover, producer confidence in June is at the highest level since this survey started in 1985.
- The United Kingdom must pay the EU 47.5 billion euros to cover the costs of Brexit, the European Union has calculated. That is considerably higher than expected. The British say they owe the EU much less, writes the Financial Times.
- More than half of employers now pay out a work-from-home allowance, according to a report survey by employers' organization AWVN. An amount of 2 euros net per day is the norm. In addition to the introduction of the home work allowance, the arrangements for travel allowances are also being adjusted.
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