The Dutch should be investing more in their economy, says IMF

The Netherlands should invest more in itself in order to sustain growth in the longer term and take advantage of the healthy government finances, according to a new report on the Dutch economy by the International Monetary Fund. At a briefing following the report’s presentation, IMF economist Thomas Dorsey suggested an extra impulse of 0.5% of GDP in the form of tax cuts and extra spending on education and innovation. ‘The buffers are growing quickly,’ Dorsey is quoted as saying...