Prime minister's move to "Dick's Palace" will cost €145m - DutchNews.nl

The departure of Prime Minister Dick Schoof from the Torentje and the relocation of his officials from the Binnenhof to another ministry building in The Hague turned out to be a significant expense.

Prime minister's move to "Dick's Palace" will cost €145m - DutchNews.nl

Moving prime minister Dick Schoof and his team of civil servants to a temporary home in The Hague during the...

The temporary relocation of Prime Minister Dick Schoof and his officials will cost the taxpayer 145 million euros. The Ministry of General Affairs will be given a new location on the Bezuidenhoutseweg in The Hague. To achieve this, the building, which also houses the Ministries of Economic Affairs, Climate and Agriculture, had to be significantly adapted, De Telegraaf reports.

The departure from the Torentje of Prime Minister Dick Schoof and the relocation from the Binnenhof of his civil servants to another ministry building in The Hague appears to be a considerable expense. No less than 145 million euros has been earmarked to make the new location on the Bezuidenhoutseweg in The Hague suitable as a temporary ministry of General Affairs, according to inquiries by De Telegraaf.