The Dutch government offers various types of support for entrepreneurs, from money to making life easier. If your idea is in line with the criteria of one of the subsidy programs, it is possible to apply for a grant from the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO).
Subsidies provide government support for certain sectors or activities that would not be profitable without such support. They are usually provided to help struggling industries, encourage new developments, or to promote a specific program or social good. They could be successful economically however at the expense of other groups (for example the food subsidy aids farmers while increasing prices for consumers) They could also fail economically but achieve objectives in myrrdin-inc.com/2020/03/10/what-digital-technologies-should-be-invested-in-2020 terms of culture or policy.
Subsidies provided by the government can take many forms. They include tax breaks, grants and rebates and direct cash payments made to customers or suppliers. They may be indirect too, such as road tax, which is a payment made by all motorists, not just those who drive, or railway access fees that do not only apply to trains for passengers.
The advocates of subsidies claim that they can boost the effectiveness of an economy by protecting it from international competition or by promoting local production. They can also be useful to counteract market failures, like externalities and information imbalances. Critics argue that these policies can have negative consequences ranging from inequality to corruption, and they can also hinder more efficient and equitable spending by the government. They can also create perverse incentives. For instance, a company that receives a government subsidy will have an incentive for donating to politicians, which can contribute to “regulatory capture” and rent-seeking.
