A Tax Deal Without a Majority, Hacked Freezers, and the 34-Cent Stroopwafel

The coalition has agreed a revised tax plan and a one-year delay to the new wealth tax, but it heads into Wednesday's debate without a majority, a day after the Council of State tore into the timetable. We also cover hackers turning shop freezers into heaters, a grid connection freeze in Gelderland, a record €2 million reward for 'Bolle Jos', and a stroopwafel price war. Plus what's on in Amsterdam tonight.

Coalition agrees tax plan, delays wealth tax, still no majority: D66, VVD and CDA push the new box 3 capital gains tax back to 2029 and offer both opposition blocs some tax relief. (DutchNews.nl, NOS)
Hackers turn up the heat on shop freezers: Hackers remotely raised fridge and freezer temperatures at 17 or more Dutch businesses and dozens of Belgian stores, Danfoss says. (DutchNews.nl, NOS)
Gelderland grid freeze: Sixteen municipalities in the Achterhoek, Liemers and Stedendriehoek can’t get new or heavier connections, backdated to applications since 1 July. (NU.nl, NOS)
74 municipalities now under pressure over asylum housing: Asylum Minister Bart van den Brink put 11 more municipalities, including Castricum, under active supervision for housing too few asylum seekers. (NL Times)
Record reward for ‘Bolle Jos’: Prosecutors now offer €2 million for tips on Jos Leijdekkers, a drug trafficker believed to be in Sierra Leone. (DutchNews.nl, NOS)
Hotel fire in Amsterdam-Zuidoost: About 140 guests were evacuated overnight from a Johan Cruijff Boulevard hotel and four people inhaled smoke. (NOS, Het Parool)
KNMI switches to local weather warnings: Weather warnings now cover areas meteorologists draw on a map rather than whole provinces. (NL Times, NOS)
The Gashouder reopens: After an 18-month renovation, the Westergas venue has a new basement for facilities and acoustic panels that remove its famous echo. (Het Parool)
The stroopwafel price war: Dirk now sells 12 stroopwafels for 34 cents, and a retail expert says supermarkets earn nothing on them. (DutchNews.nl)

What’s on in Amsterdam (Tuesday 3 November)

La Lyra del Mar: Sollima, Fridman, Thoma and De Morón: Cellists Giovanni Sollima and Maya Fridman join lyra, flamenco guitar, percussion and dancers for a night of Mediterranean music. (Tuesday 3 November, 21:00–22:15, Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ, Oostelijke Eilanden)
HEALS: documentary about Drag Race star Pangina Heals: Pailin Wedel’s documentary on the person behind the Drag Race star gets its Dutch premiere, followed by a Q&A. (Tuesday 3 November, 19:00–22:00, OBA Theater, 7th floor, OBA Oosterdok (Amsterdam Public Library), Centrum)
Lita Cabellut x Goya: The Follies: Twenty-two large works by Cabellut are shown alongside Goya’s 22 etchings, ‘Los Disparates’, in Amstelveen. (Opens Tuesday 3 November, 11:00–17:00 (runs until 13 March), Museum JAN, Amstelveen)

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Stamps rise to €1.52; extra €2 levy on small non-EU parcels: From 1 January, PostNL stamps cost 12 cents more, and small non-EU parcels now carry €5 in levies in total. (NL Times, NOS)
Pro MP files bill to ban infinite scroll and addictive app design: Pro MP Kathmann wants to ban the design tricks that keep people scrolling online or push them into unplanned purchases. (DutchNews.nl, NOS)
AFM warns of painful gaps in survivor’s pension information: Regulator AFM wants pension providers to tell members more clearly when they aren’t covered by survivor’s pension. (NL Times, NOS)
Drought may be cracking Groningen’s medieval churches: A study suggests drought may be adding to the earthquake damage in Groningen’s medieval churches. (DutchNews.nl, NL Times)

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