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MARCH 2021

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The Holland Times is widely distributed for free, in the regions of Amsterdam, Amstelveen, Hoofddorp, Schiphol, Leiden, Delft, Den Haag, Rotterdam, Utrecht, Eindhoven, Maastricht, Wassenaar and Enschede.

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Contents

5 The Dutch national elections 7 Cabinet is allocating billions to combat educational disadvantages

Dutch income tax explained 9 When and how will I be vaccinated?

Plan to build one million houses in ten years 11 What are we going to do with all that money saved during corona?

KLM to launch KLM Holidays package-travel division 13 Columns 15 School overview 23 Novruz festivities, an integral part of the Azerbaijani Culture 25 Feel at Home Fair 28 Tickets for large trial festivals and events sold out within the hour

A rare sight and a tourist attraction in Drenthe: Outdoor pigs 29 Interview with an expat 31 Not all heroes wear capes

COLOPHON

The Holland Times is an independent, English language newspaper with Dutch news, published by Argo Special Media B.V. Total circulation: 80,000 copies

Argo Special Media B.V. Postbus 2203 1500 GE Zaandam

Contributors Marla Thomson, Raphael Perachi Vieira, Phoebe Dodds, Nanda Jagusiak Monteiro, Priyanka Sharma, John Mahnen, Anastasiia Myronenko, Seringe S.T. Touray, Lorre Luther, Femke van Iperen, Arnold Waal & Benjamin B.Roberts

Editor Roselaar Tekstadvies

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