Transport minister Camiel Eurlings' 'meglomaniac project' to introduce a tax on every kilometer driven is under fire from senior civil servants, the Telegraaf reports on Friday, quoting government sources.
'Eurling's train rumbles on and only people who agree with the project can climb aboard,' one senior official told the paper.
Even though the legislation to introduce the tax still has to go through the parliamentary process, an army of 250 consultants, advisors and civil servants are already involved in making the tax a reality, the paper says.
Sources say some €130m has already been spent on the project, which was formally launched in November.
Most of the people involved have been seconded from outside government, the paper claims, including dozens of staff from 'accountants and consultancy giants' KPMG, Deloitte and PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Organisational experts Berenschot and software firm Ordina have also won contracts to work on the project.
One civil servant told the paper the minister has surrounded himself with yes men and refuses to listen to criticism. The paper promises more revelations in its Saturday edition.
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