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Publication NRC, date: June 26, 1982 Parody of 'Lord Bommel and Tom Poes en desollen' ("with apologies to MT"). The story first appeared on March 24, 1982 and ran until July 10 of that year. The topic is 'geriatrics'. After the resignation of Frans Andriessen, Van der Stee became Minister of Finance in March 1980 in the Van Agt I cabinet, which he continued in Van Agt II and Van Agt III. At that time, the budget deficit increased enormously, which meant that new budget cuts were also necessary. This led to great tensions, especially in the Van Agt II cabinet. Van der Stee, however, had a jovial nature, he was nicknamed 'supple Fons'. He made the statement: "What this country needs is guts".
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