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Dutch internal security budget (1)

01 January 1991

Dutch internal security budget
artdoc December=1991

In September, the Dutch Ministry of the Interior's budget plans
for 1992 were presented. The budget gives some statistics on the
Dutch security service Binneniandse Veiligheidsdienst (BVD). The
BVD budget (million guilders; ¼1=3.25 guilders): 57,962 (1990),
59,134 (1991), 61,162 (1992), 59,022 (1993). This is broken down
by personnel, materials and secret allocations. The BVD computer
budget is 3,190 (1990), 3,750 (1991), 4,750 (1992), 5,000 (1993)
and 5,000 (1994). This compares with the costs for the police
criminal intelligence computer (Herkenningsdienst) for 1992
estimated at 1.7 million guilders for development and 9.3 million
for running costs. This computer stores information on an
estimated 600,000 people.
The BVD intends to intensify the cooperation with its foreign
counterparts. To this end, a permanent liaison officer will be
stationed in Washington. Three more officers will continuously
be travelling through Europe to maintain permanent contacts with
other security services.
The planned Dutch contributions to the Schengen Information
System for development and running costs is (in million
guilders): 5,214 (1992), 12,500 (1993), 16,300 (1994), and 16,900
(1995).