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Dutch government spends 37.5 billion annually on fossil fuels subsidies, 10x more than the earlier claimed 4 billion. (lemmygrad.ml)
submitted 2 years ago by DankZedong@lemmygrad.ml to c/latestagecapitalism@lemmygrad.ml
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I'd link article as source but it's in Dutch, so

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[–] DankZedong@lemmygrad.ml 31 points 2 years ago

For comparison: making public transport free in The Netherlands will cost 4 billion annually, but that was deemed 'impossibly expensive'. Plus we also need budget cuts on health and education every year.

[–] NightLily@lemmy.basedcount.com 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)

https://priceofoil.org/2023/09/04/new-study-estimates-the-netherlands-fossil-fuel-subsidies-at-e37-5-billion-per-year-despite-long-standing-promises-to-end-this-support/#:~:text=Amsterdam%2C%20September%204%2C%202023%20%E2%80%93,%E2%82%AC37.5%20billion%20per%20year. Annoying that I can't read the bottom link but truly what an interesting study.

[–] DankZedong@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 2 years ago

Thanks, that's the study mentioned in the news ✊🏻

[–] JaxNakamura@programming.dev 9 points 2 years ago

For context, the total Dutch government budget for 2023 is 395 billion. So this represents 9.5 per cent of government spending.

[–] CriticalResist8@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 2 years ago

If fossil fuels are so good, why do they need subsidies

[–] cfgaussian@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Please link the article anyway, i assume most of us know how to use technology to translate a web page.

[–] iain@feddit.nl 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)