NL: Reactions to news items about Lidl and Aldi possibly being bribed in deposit issue

29 October 2014

On 25 September 2014 the government of the Netherlands published reactions to news items about Lidl and Aldi possibly being bribed in the deposit issue. The Packaging Waste Fund (Afvalfonds Verpakkingen StAV) sent a letter to the state secretary of the Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment stating that it is not offering an allowance in exchange for abolishing the deposit system. What it is offering is compensation for the possible financial consequences that Lidl and Aldi might suffer if they decide to abolish the deposit system.
In two separate letters state secretary Mansveld answers the questions posed by the members of parliament Cegerek, and Van Gerven and Smaling.
Click here for the letter from the Packaging Waste Fund (112 kB, in Dutch).
Click here for the letter answering the questions of Member of Parliament Cegerek (113 kB, in Dutch).
Click here for the letter answering the questions of Members of Parliament Van Gerven and Smaling (113 kB, in Dutch).

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