Dutch gov't borrowed €66 billion for Covid support

The Ministry of Finance already borrowed 108 billion euros this year, the vast majority of which is reserved to fund the nearly 60 different emergency measures to help the country through the coronavirus crisis. Before the crisis struck, the government planned to borrow only 42 billion euros this year, NOS reports based on an overview from the Ministry of Finance.Submitted by Janene Pieters on Thursday, 27 August 2020 - 07:57 https://nltimes.nl/2020/08/27/dutch-govt-borrowed-eu66-billion-covid-support