what kind of money do the netherlands use?
Euro
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 Importers are particularly hard hit , with the government restricting foreign currency to essential products such as food , medicines and oil . The € 400 million loan from the central banks of Denmark and Norway is sufficient to pay for a month 's imports , although on 15 October there was still a " temporary delay " which affected " all payments to and from the country " . 

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 However , five countries have reached the 0 @.@ 7 % target : Sweden , Luxembourg , the Netherlands , Denmark and the United Kingdom . In 2011 , EU aid was 0 @.@ 42 % of the EU 's GNI making it the world 's most generous aid donor . The previous Commissioner for Aid , Louis Michel , has called for aid to be delivered more rapidly , to greater effect , and on humanitarian principles . 

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 The revolution had direct effects on economic conditions ; shortages were common , particularly food , clothing and fuel . There were in effect two economies – the Dutch and the Republican – both of which had to simultaneously rebuild after World War II and survive the disruptions of the revolution . The Republic had to set up all necessities of life , ranging from ' postage stamps , army badges , and train tickets ' whilst subject to Dutch trade blockades . Confusion and ruinous inflationary surges resulted from competing currencies ; Japanese , new Dutch money , and Republican currencies were all used , often concurrently . 

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 Despite the Netherlands being the seat of Philips , one of Europe 's largest producers of radio equipment , the Dutch army mostly used telephone connections ; only the Artillery had been equipped with the modest number of 225 radio sets . 

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 In 2006 , Switzerland approved 1 billion francs of supportive investment in the poorer Southern and Central European countries in support of cooperation and positive ties to the EU as a whole . A further referendum will be needed to approve 300 million francs to support Romania and Bulgaria and their recent admission . The Swiss have also been under EU and sometimes international pressure to reduce banking secrecy and to raise tax rates to parity with the EU . Preparatory discussions are being opened in four new areas : opening up the electricity market , participation in the European GNSS project Galileo , cooperating with the European centre for disease prevention and recognising certificates of origin for food products . 
