In Belgium, the security firm Group 4 Falck has boosted both its cash-in-transit (CIT) workforce and its secure vehicle fleet by about 20% in the last few weeks to make sure it can cope, marketing manager Stephane Bocque told BBC News Online.

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Police said that a cash-in-transit vehicle was in the forecourt at the time.

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In recent years, SILO deals have provided huge tax breaks to corporations while putting quick cash in the hands of various tax-exempt organizations, including local governments and local transit organizations.

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