Netherlands government resigns over benefits scandalVictims also lodged a legal complaint Tuesday against three serving ...
(WorldNews Netherlands)

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte`s government resigned on Friday over a child benefits scandal, media reported, threatening political turmoil as the country battles the coronavirus pandemic. Thousands of parents were wrongly accused by Dutch authorities of fraudulently claiming child allowance, with many of them forced to pay back large amounts of money and ending up in financial ruin. The fact that some parents were targeted for investigation by tax officials because they...