The Chamber wants clarity on the business interests of Secretary of State Idsinga

A majority in the House of Representatives wants the Secretary of State for Finance NSC Idsinga to publicly disclose the companies in which he has shares or other financial interests. “Where is the good governance of NSC?” asks director SP Dijk. He wants to be able to assess whether Idsinga at the Ministry of Finance is making decisions “in his own interest or in the national interest”.

The SP, GL-PvdA, D66 and the coalition party PVV respond with their request to reports from RTL news. They do not trust that there is no conflict of interest.

“It doesn’t seem like good management and it’s not consistently promoted to me,” PVV leader Wilders went on.

Idsinga disposed of his financial interests when he became Secretary of State. This means that he no longer has a direct influence on decisions regarding the shares, options or other business contracts. It is the practice of new ministers to discuss this with the representative when they are appointed, but they themselves are responsible for its correct implementation. No disclosure required.

“I think it is good that there is transparency,” Idsinga replied to RTL. “But there is also such a thing as people’s private lives. I try my best to be as transparent as possible within the rules that have been set and I don’t think I have to go beyond that.”

In one research a woman News hour In March this year, in declarations of private interests, Idsinga, who was still a Member of Parliament, appeared as the owner of portfolios of securities and minority interests in various companies. Even then, Idsinga and the director of the NSC Omtzigt believed that it was enough that the specification complied with the rules, without being fully disclosed.