Over here we'd have a mob shouting for blood. Are the press demanding resignations or is the fine sufficient?
No the press and public (social forums) are all screaming for his resignation.
The opposition (Freedom party of Geert Wilders) also filed a brief of 'mistrust' which was then voted upon, but Grapperhuis survived.
The opposition then said: You now know whom not to vote for in 2021 when elections are held.
It seems there are some very unsavoury things going on with Dutch government the last 8 years and one party (FvD) is trying to gain popularity based on this fact alone. (currently they have 2 seats in govt).
Especially damning is the "fraud" investigation by the dutch tax office that is such a shit-storm you wouldn't believe it even when your nose is getting rubbed in the shit it creates.
In short:
- Tax office is tasked with collecting taxes and is allowed to investigate fraud with taxes (FIOD is the branch investigating fraud)
- FIOD then decides: If you have 2 nationalities, you are a fraud. (true or not dont care).
- thousands even 10.000 families are pushed in financial ruin (divorces, suicides, the works).
- The families above usually have to pay back 40.000 euro or more in tax-break they didn't deserve according to FIOD.
- A few ministers wake up and start asking questions (in 2012, after 3 years of this practice).
- Now november 2020 the cesspool is opening (and in Feb. 2020 this practice was finally abolished!) and I am surprised there isn't a public hanging of the people involved in FIOD or the very least jailtime!
Unsurprisingly, all public figures are protected by law from prosecution for not doing their jobs. The only thing they are not free from is taking bribes, but the rest is all protected (grr).
Luckily, the families affected again should now be compensated for their losses, and will get 20.000 euro on top of that for their emotional hardship.
One of the many debates on youtube dealing with this :
If you can understand dutch, you have no idea you're watching a lawful country of NL... you'd think this only happens in Russia or somesuch.
And now in november (1 hour video) the same guy is literally reducing the gov't to a bunch of children whom have no idea what they're doing, do not get information the ask for, etc.
Interesting article (in dutch newspaper)
https://www.ad.nl/politiek/omtzigt-er-zijn-niet-alleen-fouten-gemaakt-bij-de-kinderopvangtoeslag~a9f6ed25/