Dutch Prostitutes Want Stimulus

(Amsterdam) The Amsterdam City Council has been asked to provide access to banking and credit for the bordello and prostitution businesses in the notorious sex district.

The council is expected to come to some sort of conclusion within the next two months on what it might do to help the industry.

It will not, however, establish or sponsor a "sex bank" as reported by a local paper.

"It's more that we're going to investigate and talk with bankers and try to set up a system in which they can get a loan or credit," the spokesman said.

He added the city wants to ensure that prostitution is a "bona fide" industry, and that the "entrepreneurs" who ply the local trade need access to regular bank credit for legitimacy.

The effort to stimulate the sex industry is part of a city-wide campaign called Project 1012.

Tip: slwlion