Public Transport Netherlands' call to the cabinet is clear. The government has great ambitions with regard to climate policy. There is also a major housing challenge. Public transport can make an essential contribution in many cases. On Friday, April 21, there was only disappointing news: the cabinet has no money

There is a subsidy of 60 million for construction companies to switch to such machines, such as electric cranes, hydrogen-powered concrete mixers and battery-powered excavators. Next year, the cabinet will allocate considerably more money for emission-free machines in the construction industry. There is 60 million subsidy for construction companies to switch to

Competing rail carriers can claim compensation if the procedure has not been followed in accordance with Brussels rules. The government is sticking to its intention to award the operation of the most important intercity trains and local trains to the Dutch Railways. That is what State Secretary Vivianne Heijnen (Infrastructure and Water Management, CDA) said in the House of Representatives on Tuesday evening

Healthy, cheap and clean. The government would like to make better use of the social benefits that the bicycle offers. More people cycle to work, a bicycle plan for children in poor families and investments in good parking facilities at stations and new residential areas. These are the spearheads of the new bicycle policy

The air passenger tax means that flying from Dutch airports will become more expensive. The flight tax is expected to triple, from about 8 euros to about 24 euros per flight. This is stated in the elaboration of the Dutch plans to call on European billions from the recovery and resilience fund. In