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The Dutch cabinet finds requirements of the European corona fund difficult
Dutch entrepreneurs are unlikely to be able to use money from the EU corona fund. In The Hague, there are doubts as to whether agreements can be made with Brussels for next year’s elections.
From the pot of 750 billion euros, about six billion euros is available for the Netherlands, but every country that wants money from the fund receives compelling recommendations from Brussels: they must be followed.
For the Netherlands, this would mean, among other things, that the mortgage interest deduction would have to be further limited, that more people would have to work in healthcare and that different tax rules would be introduced for large companies. The European Union also wants self-employed workers to be better protected.
Thommo wrote:I don't know if you can read it anywhere that isn't behind a paywall, but have you heard about Kate Bingham? It was in yesterday's Sunday Times:
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/vacc ... -rtlzrz8v5
The gist being that yet another senior role was given to the wife of an Eton and Oxford educated government minister. She allegedly gave a paid speech in which she revealed sensitive information about the vaccine programme, that has not yet been released to the public, to corporate representatives and financiers who could profit off of it.
If even half of it is right, it confirms all the worst things people say about this Tory government's rampant cronyism and willingness to make a buck from illegitimate sources.
I understand that ministers did not sign off Bingham's appearance at the venture capital conference.
Neither Alok Sharma at BEIS (under which task force falls) or PM (to whom she directly reports).
Her PowerPoint presentation was, though, prepared by civil servants
The Scottish government has a tough decision to make in the coming days, Nicola Sturgeon says.
Should we take the opportunity of more generous financial support to step harder on the brakes now, the first minister ponders, or ideally continue to assess the impact of the current restrictions a bit longer, with the next scheduled review next Tuesday, 10 November.
At this stage, the indication from Chancellor Rishi Sunak and the UK Treasury is that the more generous furlough scheme is only going to be available for the next month during the period of lockdown in England, she says.
"We will continue to firmly press the case that it should be available to the devolved nations when it is needed," Ms Sturgeon says.
"We can’t put off a vital decision while we have a debate with the Treasury," she adds, and the Scottish government hopes to get "absolute clarity on that pint" form the Treasury today.
"If we know furlough is available without limit of time, we might still ultimately have to act, but we could give ourselves a bit more time to assess the situation. If the furlough extension remains time limited, we face having to make a decision more quickly." from Nicola Sturgeon First minister
aban57 wrote:I think there's something to consider. Christmas season is about a month and a half from now. We can stop the spread as much as possible now, so we can let people spend their holidays how they want, which they'll do anyway. Or we can keep going easy, and have a massive surge in January.
"If other parts of the United Kingdom decide to go into measure which require the furlough scheme of course it is available to them...that applies not just now but in the future as well." @BorisJohnson heavily suggesting that devolved administrations can access cash later...
Downing St sources are confirming this means devolved administrations will be able to access fully funded 80% of salary furlough scheme after Dec 2. No word as yet from the Treasury
ronmcd wrote:"If other parts of the United Kingdom decide to go into measure which require the furlough scheme of course it is available to them...that applies not just now but in the future as well." @BorisJohnson heavily suggesting that devolved administrations can access cash later...Downing St sources are confirming this means devolved administrations will be able to access fully funded 80% of salary furlough scheme after Dec 2. No word as yet from the Treasury
https://twitter.com/KieranPAndrews/stat ... 9253453825
Scottish government are understandably waiting for confirmation from the treasury lol.
Soon after, Atlas took to Twitter to complain that Fauci, a world-renowned immunologist, is "embarrassing himself."
But that's not all the radiologist did.This weekend, Atlas appeared for an interview with Russian state media that he promoted online, tweeting, "if you can't handle truth, use a mask to cover your eyes and ears."
The trouble, of course, is that by appearing on Russia Today (also known as RT), Atlas was lending his voice to a broadcaster registered as an agent of the Russian government. This naturally led to questions as to why the one person Donald Trump listens to most on the coronavirus pandemic was speaking to a Kremlin-backed propaganda outlet.
As those questions grew louder, Atlas retreated, publishing a tweet that read, "I recently did an interview with RT and was unaware they are a registered foreign agent. I regret doing the interview and apologize for allowing myself to be taken advantage of. I especially apologize to the national security community who is working hard to defend us."
Thommo wrote:ronmcd wrote:"If other parts of the United Kingdom decide to go into measure which require the furlough scheme of course it is available to them...that applies not just now but in the future as well." @BorisJohnson heavily suggesting that devolved administrations can access cash later...Downing St sources are confirming this means devolved administrations will be able to access fully funded 80% of salary furlough scheme after Dec 2. No word as yet from the Treasury
https://twitter.com/KieranPAndrews/stat ... 9253453825
Scottish government are understandably waiting for confirmation from the treasury lol.
Sounds like they've stumbled haphazardly into doing the right thing weeks after they should have done it proactively.
A running theme of late.
ronmcd wrote:Thommo wrote:ronmcd wrote:"If other parts of the United Kingdom decide to go into measure which require the furlough scheme of course it is available to them...that applies not just now but in the future as well." @BorisJohnson heavily suggesting that devolved administrations can access cash later...Downing St sources are confirming this means devolved administrations will be able to access fully funded 80% of salary furlough scheme after Dec 2. No word as yet from the Treasury
https://twitter.com/KieranPAndrews/stat ... 9253453825
Scottish government are understandably waiting for confirmation from the treasury lol.
Sounds like they've stumbled haphazardly into doing the right thing weeks after they should have done it proactively.
A running theme of late.
Apparently still waiting on confirmation. The devolved administrations talked to UK govt this morning in a Cobra meeting, were told the treasury were "listening". Then Boris was asked repeatedly by SNP MP's, he wouldn't confirm it would apply after the Dec 2nd, until Douglas Ross asked. That's when the comment came apparently.
What a fucking shower.
And the Scottish govt still don't actually know.
jamest wrote:
I don't know
Thommo wrote:Put some numbers and detail to it and you might get more serious responses. An additional 14% on furlough for the next three to six months doesn't seem to be all that much of a calamitous economic event in the grand scheme.
Bear in mind that your starting point for predictions was four billion dead by the end of next year or something. Hard to see how a couple of hundred million spent in Scotland is really a blip on that radar.
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