Domestic
September 29 News Hour: Budget Adjustments, ShinyHunters Suspect, French Student Protests, Energy Poverty
Leaked plans indicate that starting in 2028, a capital gains tax will apply to hundreds of thousands more savers and investors, while social security cuts are cancelled after talks with opposition parties. An Amsterdam man arrested in the ShinyHunters hacker investigation is also suspected of attempting to solicit two murders abroad based on laptop evidence. In France, 200 people were arrested and 27 injured during high school protests against overcrowding and staff shortages. Additionally, the Dutch government introduced a nearly 200 million euro emergency fund for households struggling with energy bills due to poor insulation, a measure critics compare to applying bandages rather than solving the root problem.
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