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Dutch government spends 37.5 billion annually on fossil fuels subsidies, 10x more than the earlier claimed 4 billion. (lemmygrad.ml)
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I'd link article as source but it's in Dutch, so

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[–] DankZedong@lemmygrad.ml 33 points 2 years ago

For comparison: making public transport free in The Netherlands will cost 4 billion annually, but that was deemed 'impossibly expensive'. Plus we also need budget cuts on health and education every year.