Dutch Kronprintsa Amalia decided to abandon the annual public benefit of € 1.6 million at the time of study at the university. She stated on his decision on Friday in a letter to the acting Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte, report RIA Novosti.
In the afternoon, it became known that the 17-year-old princess graduated from school with honors. Prior to that, she stated that after receiving a diploma of secondary education, she wants to take a year to travel, after which to continue learning in the university.
from 18 years old, as the first in the inheritance line of the Netherlands inheritance (after the Father, King Willema-Alexander), the state allowance of € 1.6 million is relying from this amount of € 300 thousand. Are constant income, a kind of salary and the remaining € 1.3 million are compensation of expenses.
In the letter, the premiere Amalia noted that he feels inconvenient because of the manual, which she should start receiving from December 7, 2021, “because it can offer too little in response and since other students have much more difficult, especially in these indefinite times caused by coronavirus pandemic “.
“So I will return to the state treasury my income until I finish learning,” she stressed. – In addition, while I do not carry high costs at my position of the Princess Orange, I will also return funds intended for Payment compensation. “
the prime minister himself stated that “understands this decision and respects personal considerations.” “I wish you a good intermediate year and wisdom when choosing a sphere of further education,” said Rutta.
As NOS notes, this is the first case in history when a member of the royal dynasty in the Netherlands refuses to him or her benefits.