Amsterdam is significantly increasing taxes on tourists and cruise ship passengers to raise money in its budget for more shelter places, poverty reduction measures, and healthcare organizations, among other things. “We do not have to increase the costs of our residents, but we are going to charge visitors a little more,” finance laderman Hester van Buren said, Parool reports.
The Netherlands recorded five attacks on homes and businesses in the country overnight. There were two explosions in Amsterdam, one in The Hague, and one in Windschoten. In Breda, the perpetrator threw something flammable through a home’s window, leaving one resident with minor burns, the police said.
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