THE HAGUE, March 28 (Xinhua) -- The Dutch government has taken the first steps to get 4.7 billion euros (5.17 billion U.S. dollars) from the European COVID-19 recovery fund, Finance Minister Sigrid Kaag announced in a letter to the House of Representatives on Monday.
The steps comprise 39 measures that can be financed with subsidies from Brussels, including plans for more wind energy at sea and a CO2 tax for the industrial sector. It is now up to the parliament to give its opinion on these plans.
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