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Entrepreneurs lost everything due to the benefits affair but get nothing in return: 'Purposely destroyed'

On a blacklist, according to Paula Bouwer of the Advocacy Group, Duped Entrepreneurs Dutch Tax Department many entrepreneurs are victims of the same method. Various government agencies also blacklisted entrepreneurs and wrongly called them fraudsters. As a result, entrepreneurs lost their business and income and received large debts. Relationships were under pressure or fizzled. The stress caused them to have health problems. The consequences did not only affect entrepreneurs and their families, Bouwer emphasizes. Family members, employees and suppliers also suffered damage. “The damage is significant financially and psychologically. I really hear heartbreaking stories from victims. Like that of a Moroccan husband and wife who owned a beauty salon and a courier company. The couple lost their business and each other because of all the stress. Many families are still unable to build a new life after all these years.” “The recovery operations do not take into account the damage suffered by entrepreneurs,” says Bouwer. “They are unable to request their business files and receive no legal assistance. It is a horror. The government acts like we don't exist.”