Even more subsidies and tax breaks are flowing into the fossil sector than previously assumed. According to a calculation by the Ministry of Economy and Climate, these amount to 39.7 to 46.4 billion euros annually. This is stated in the documents that will be released on Budget Day, September 19.
A pandemic push and a subsidy surge have transformed the Netherlands from renewable energy laggard to Europe's leading per capita user of solar panels, putting it on course to meet green goals after years of struggling. While it faces growing infrastructure challenges to maintain the momentum, in May more than half of Dutch electricity and 20% of national energy was supplied by renewable sources. Compare that with 7.4% in 2018, when the country was the worst performer in Europe behind Malta, Eurostat figures show.
A pandemic push and a subsidy surge have transformed the Netherlands from renewable energy laggard to Europe's leading per capita user of solar panels, putting it on course to meet green goals after years of struggling. While it faces growing infrastructure challenges to maintain the momentum, in May more than half of Dutch electricity and 20% of national energy was supplied by renewable sources. Compare that with 7.4% in 2018, when the country was the worst performer in Europe behind Malta, Eur
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Opposition parties in parliament are annoyed that the government seemingly lied about cuts to the tax on gas. In his climate package in April, Minister Rob Jetten for Climate and Energy suggested that the gas tax would be lowered. But in practice, there is a good chance that most households will see the tax increase, NU.nl reports.