Dutch central bank president Klaas Knot has called on companies to increase wages, saying their profits are enough to merit a decent pay rise.A pay rise of between 5% and 7%, coupled with the government’s price ceiling on energy, would be enough to head off the impact of rising prices, Knot told television programme Nieuwsuur on Thursday evening.Trade, industry and transport are all making high profits, particularly those which have grown on cheap gas and labour, he said.We have a structural shortage of labour, and both energy and workers will be in short supply in the coming years.’And that, he said, means higher wages in sectors that can afford it.DutchNews.nl has been free for 16 years, but without the financial backing of our readers, we would not be able to provide you with fair and accurate news and features about all things Dutch."