BV X had a DBFM agreement with the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management for the construction and maintenance of the HSL-Zuid.BV X invoiced availability fees including VAT to the ministry.The availability fees were compensation for the extent to which the HSL-Zuid was available for use.The amount of the availability fee was determined, among other factors, by the financing of the construction of the HSL-Zuid.
Source: futd.nl
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