No jail for cartel chiefs

Economic affairs minister Maria van der Hoeven does not plan to introduce jail terms for company bosses who break cartel laws despite a parliamentary majority in favour, the Financieele Dagblad reports on Wednesday. The paper says the minister considers individual fines will have a ‘considerable preventative effect’.

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