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SP proposal for more control over energy adopted by parliament

22 September 2022

SP proposal for more control over energy adopted by parliament

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Energy is a primary service and energy utilities should be publicly owned so that we have a democratic control and say. A motion introduced jointly by the SP and the Christian Union, to investigate how the public interest in the Dutch energy supply can be increased has been adopted by a majority in Parliament.

Energy supply should not be in private companies control. Selling off our energy companies and privatising the market is something the SP has always opposed. Now that more and more people cannot pay their energy bills, the government is going to transfer billions of euros to energy companies. For that, we should at least demand control in return. Even better would be to nationalize our energy. Our adopted proposal to increase the public stake in our energy supply is a first step.

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