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Tourists in Amsterdam laying down on Dam Square while using their smartphones. 9 Sept. 2015
Business
VAT hike & tighter budgets: Lowest tourism growth since 2012 expected this year
22 January 2026 - 12:04
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Hotel reception
Business
Hotels charging more for breakfast, less for rooms due to higher VAT rate
10 November 2025 - 12:00
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PVV leader Geert Wilders campaigning in The Hague
CrimePoliticsBusiness
PVV and JA21 unveil election programs, both push hardline migration policies
23 August 2025 - 13:05
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Man wearing warm clothes indoors due to lack of heating.
Business
Dutch households pay 32 times more energy tax than big users per KWh; Call to lower VAT
9 April 2025 - 08:37
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Shopping street Beurstraverse in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
PoliticsBusiness
Moderate growth expected in the Dutch economy despite geopolitical unrest
26 February 2025 - 13:59
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Sea containers stacked on top of each other in the Maasvlakte harbor in the port of Rotterdam
CrimeBusiness
Dutch commit packing slip fraud through Chinese intermediares; Treasury losing millions
13 February 2025 - 12:50
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Hotel reception
Business
Dutch plan to raise hotel sales tax “not well thought out,” says ABN Amro
5 September 2024 - 09:30
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Ajax supporters. 28 Aug 2018.
PoliticsBusinessCultureEntertainmentSports
With VAT set to rise from 9 to 21%, cultural, sports and media groups team up in protest
3 June 2024 - 12:00
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 Dutch band Jeugd van Tegenwoordig during Parkpop festival in 2018.
BusinessCultureArtEntertainmentSports
Sectors unite against right-wing coalition's plan to hike VAT from 9 to 21 percent
30 May 2024 - 12:50
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Bookstore
CultureEntertainment
Culture, hospitality sectors fear consequences of planned VAT hike
20 May 2024 - 09:00
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A stack of 500 euro notes in a money counter
CrimeBusiness
Cross-border operation in Germany and Netherlands uncovers major VAT fraud scheme
15 November 2023 - 20:20
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Heating system
Business
Dutch households pay €630 more for gas, electricity than a year ago
20 July 2023 - 07:32
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Police officers
Crime
Raids in Netherlands part of massive EU VAT fraud case involving 10,000 cars
14 June 2023 - 15:20
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Call center.
PoliticsBusiness
Limits on telemarketing, higher minimum wage among law changes effective July 1
29 June 2021 - 12:00
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Organic produce
BusinessFood
Scrap VAT to make organic products more attractive, sector says
17 August 2020 - 09:35
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Warehouse filled with products from China
BusinessCrime
Online store shut down ahead of Black Friday in fraud investigation
29 November 2019 - 10:20
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Woman with a wallet full of euros
Business
VAT increase to cost Dutch households around €300
14 August 2018 - 10:30
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Gert-Jan Segers
Politics
New Dutch Gov't formation: What we know so far
9 October 2017 - 19:06
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Integration exam
BusinessPolitics
New Dutch govt. to change integration policy, increase VAT
6 October 2017 - 08:49
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Jeroen_Dijsselbloem_2015_(1)
BusinessNature
Dutch govt. expects €8 billion more tax, premium income this year
1 June 2017 - 11:45
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BusinessPolitics
Socialists push national sales tax cut
14 September 2015 - 13:36
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Business
Diesel prices hit new low; petrol prices fall slower
25 August 2015 - 11:27
Business
Petrol prices still high despite low oil cost
10 August 2015 - 09:33
BusinessPolitics
VVD drops support for sales tax increase
30 June 2015 - 12:47
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