MONEY NEAR PODCASTWage support keeps employees in non-viable companies working, while these people can also assist in sectors that are constrained by staff. This is the opinion of economists, who believe that wage support should stop as soon as possible after the lockdown. That and more topics are covered in the latest episode of Money Near. In the podcast, reporters discuss money matters and economic topics that you feel in your wallet.
In this podcast, economic reporters Natasja de Groot, Sanne Schelfaut and Peet Vogels, together with presenter Bram Verbrugge, discuss the revolt among entrepreneurs and the negative consequences of wage support for the economy. The corona support has helped, experts say. But many economists see the aid as the culprit: it disrupts the economy and keeps companies afloat that are actually not viable.
Wealth
This week journalist Irene van den Berg is a guest. She talks about her new series on wealth. The Netherlands is one of the richest countries in the world, but all that wealth is not equally distributed. The corona crisis has widened the gap between rich and poor. The richest Dutch people in particular have made considerable progress.
The panel also discusses rising prices in supermarkets. Due to the high inflation, the prices of our daily groceries are expected to rise even faster than last year. The big question is: how fast are the prices in the supermarket rising? Economy editor Sanne Schelfaut takes the test and buys ten identical products in three different supermarkets every tenth day of the month.
And we are talking about the poison cup that is still far from empty at Philips. The global recall for sleep apnea devices turns out to be even more extensive. The company is allocating a few hundred million more. Philips issued a turnover alarm on Wednesday, which led to the largest price loss in twenty years on the Amsterdam stock exchange.
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