Janne K. Jääskeläinen criticized the National Coalition Party and stated that he would remain a former voter of the party. He wrote that as an entrepreneur, he had to pay his YEL contributions in full even while on the operating table, and described the system as completely inadequate. He predicted a place in opposition for the National Coalition Party. #poliikka #YEL #yrittäjyys (translated)
Although there are probably people who abuse the system, many long-term sick individuals suffer, as evidenced by the experiences of three people in a vulnerable situation who share their struggles and the challenges of returning to work. #IncapacitéDeTravail #BurnOut #ReintegrationProfessionnelle (translated)
Go Ahead Eagles miss Julius Dirksen due to a calf injury while Sparta Rotterdam, under the leadership of coach Rogier Meijer, resumes the competition with a changed team and system after a heavy defeat. #Eredivisie #SpartaRotterdam #GoAheadEagles (translated)
Wouter Duyck wrote that he was a civil servant and author and had a company. According to him, the net tax on income from writing or performing was until recently 7.5 percent. Although the cost allowances had since been adjusted, he stated that writers and performers still only paid about 15 percent tax on income up to 77,000 euros. Duyck argued that many people who advocated higher taxes in newspapers fell under that scheme and wrote that he had never heard the system in the media being questioned. #belasting #fiscaliteit #auteurschap (translated)
The electronic voting will cost more than 31 million euros for Wallonia, while the safety of the future system raises many questions. #VoteÉlectronique #Wallonie #Sécurité (translated)
Youth protectors, including departing director Pim van Uchelen, express their frustration about the failing youth protection system in the Netherlands, which they believe urgently needs improvement. #jeugdbescherming #kindermishandeling #jeugdzorg (translated)
After the national manifestation in Brussels, the Brussels minister-president Boris Dilliès requested a strengthened regional system to coordinate police, emergency services, and public services, while drawing attention to offenders who have disturbed the peace. #Bruxelles #Manif #Sécurité (translated)
Belgium has joined a European military project focused on the development of an automated system for air refueling of unmanned military drones. #Belgique #drones #interopérabilité (translated)
How is it that we hardly talk about culture in The Hague? In addition, Letschert proposes a simplification of the system that has been established over the years to distribute the national subsidy: currently, that amounts to 641 million euros per year, or 0.12 percent of the total national budget. #kunstsubsidies #cultuurhervorming #samenleving (translated)
The pension expectations for young employees at ABP can vary widely, with estimates being four times their current salary at best and half at worst, now that most pension funds have switched to a new system in which participants build their own pension pot and have to consider fluctuations in investment results. #pensioen #pensioenstelsel #financieelbeheer (translated)
Residents in Rotterdam, together with the municipality, have developed a system to raise the groundwater level and thus prevent foundation problems in their houses, resulting in a positive assessment of their foundation for the next 25 years. #funderingproblemen #Rotterdam #bewonersinitiatief (translated)
In his opinion article, Peter de Waard argues that the new capital gains tax is at risk of becoming a complex and unjust system, with risks of legal challenges and uneven tax burdens, and he advocates for simplification by restoring the old capital tax with adjusted rates. #vermogenswinstbelasting #belasting #financieelbeleid (translated)
Juho Salo criticized Finland's pension system and wrote that if the retirement age were to be raised, it could, in his opinion, be increased all at once to 100 years. He argued that in the system, a worker could pay pension contributions for 50 years, which would correspond to 25 percent of their salary, and receive a pension only at the age of 74. Salo pointed out that, according to him, pension accrual could not be collected. Salo called the system an economic catastrophe. He calculated the total amount of pension contributions and other shares to be 33.7 billion euros: 28.2 billion for occupational pensions, 0.7 billion for employees' shares, and 4.8 billion euros for state contributions. According to him, this amount could be used to pay a monthly basic income of 656 euros in addition to current social benefits and wages without tax increases. He compared the current system to a model where the retirement age would be 50 years and the pension would be 900–1,100 euros per month. Salo believed that money available earlier could be invested by individuals. He also criticized that those born before 1964 would receive the promised pension, while later generations would be left with the bill. Salo proposed that an investment of about 800 euros per month for 25 years would accumulate 240,000 euros without returns and over a million euros with investment returns. He related his comparison to the MSCI World index for the years 2001-2026 and said that wealth would remain for inheritance if 3-4 percent was withdrawn annually. According to him, such a system could make Finnish workers millionaires by the age of 50-60 and free up jobs sooner. Additionally, Salo criticized trade unions for not organizing strikes against pension contributions, development aid, and financing immigration, in his view. He compared the pension system to economic development aid and described it as an even worse solution. #eläke #perustulo #kansantalous (translated)
The World Wildlife Fund emphasizes in its latest Living Planet Report that although biodiversity continues to decline globally, there are also positive developments to be seen and that systemic change in the energy, food, and financial sectors is essential for recovery. #biodiversiteit #natuurherstel #energietransitie (translated)
"It wasn't about making a profit, but about preventing the financial system and the prosperity of the Netherlands from being brought to the brink of the abyss." Bos emphasized at the time that the Netherlands had not overpaid. #ABNAmro #Nederland #bankensysteem (translated)
"with a benefit on the sidelines, because our social security system locks people up." And no day too early, found especially Minister Hans Vijlbrief (Social Affairs and Employment, D66). #SociaalAkkoord #Arbeidsongeschiktheid #Arbeidsmarkt (translated)
"The system of free and rule-based trade is being severely undermined by the use of trade as a weapon, and by systematic market distortions and macroeconomic imbalances." If this does not change, the existing trade weapons of the European Commission will not be sufficient according to Merz and Macron. #Handelsbeleid #EuropeseUnie #China (translated)
"The system of free and rule-based trade is significantly undermined by the use of trade as a weapon, as well as by systematic market distortions and macroeconomic imbalances." If this does not change, the existing trade weapons of the European Commission will not suffice according to Merz and Macron. #Handelsbeleid #EuropeseUnie #China (translated)
OpenAI introduces an invisible 'watermark' for texts from ChatGPT users in the EU to indicate whether the content is authentic or generated by artificial intelligence, while the system is being tested for effectiveness and reliability. #AI #watermerk #authenticiteit (translated)
Pieter Casneuf asked soskar98 on what basis he derived his self-confidence to lecture workers. According to Casneuf, the addressee did not contribute to society, had never worked, taken risks, or started a business, yet acted as if he had knowledge of the working world. He called it plain populism and suggested that the chairman of Vooruit was manipulating society in a Trumpian manner. Casneuf asked when that would stop and what Vooruit thought of the budget. https://t.co/TVgYXu2nip #populisme #economie #maatschappij (translated)
