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National Growth Fund could be cut, leaving a hole in research budgets
Outgoing Dutch science minister Robbert Dijkgraaf has issued a stark warning about the future of the National Growth Fund, a €20 billion initiative to support R&D, knowledge development and infrastructure projects.
With the next Dutch government yet to be formed following the general election in November last year, the future of the National Growth Fund—initially set up as a five-year programme to run from 2021 to 2025—remains uncertain. There is a chance that part or all of the fund will disappear, which would have significant consequences for science.
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