Finance
FINANCE
MANY MILLIONS,
Michiel Couzy
Spending plans for the year ahead were yet again announced without the traditional trappings of the Golden Coach and stately setting of the Ridderzaal. A demissionary cabinet notwithstanding, the annual speech by the King on 21 September 2021 was still set to take place. What does the central government intend for Amsterdam, and how will this affect municipal plans? Michiel Couzy, deputy editor-in-chief of Het Parool newspaper, spent years on the political beat and now has a helicopter view of all the big issues in the capital. He took us through the announced plans at the paper’s editorial office and talked about key elements for Zuidas. 56
