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Friend of mine made a list with Claude of all the tax increases/costs for the average Dutch person since 2020 + what is still on the way the coming years
Just have a look at this list. Most is pushed by the EU of course. This is how you kill a prosperous country, kill any desire for someone to be an entrepreneur, and kill competitiveness since many other continents do not do this insanity. And this list does not even include all the 1984-style rules (implemented or coming): digital service act, digital euro, etc
Realized (since 2020)
- Self-employed deduction phased out from β¬7,280 (2020) to β¬1,200 (2026) β β¬900 (2027)
- SME profit exemption reduced from 14% to 12.7%
- Fiscal Old Age Reserve (FOR) abolished (2023)
- Mortgage interest deduction further reduced annually (since 2014, accelerated from 2020)
- Hillen Act phased out faster (ends 2041 instead of 2048)
- Education deduction abolished
- Monument deduction abolished (2019)
- VAT on accommodation (hotels, holiday homes) increased from 9% to 21% (2026)
- Road tax on motorhomes increased (2026)
- Youngtimer scheme tightened (2026)
- Transfer tax on second homes increased to 10.4% (later reduced to 8%)
- Excise duties on alcohol, tobacco, and soft drinks increased (2024)
- Wage cost benefit for older workers abolished (2024)
- Box 3 tax-free capital reduced, deemed return increased (2026)
- Truck charge introduced (2026)
- Inflation correction of tax brackets applied only at 46% (2026)
- National COβ levy for industry: Adjusted/reduced to β¬78.67 per tonne from 2026 (with exemptions and phase-out elements; originally introduced to supplement EU ETS, with rates rising in prior years for waste incineration and specific sectors)
Upcoming
- Starter deduction fully abolished (2027)
- Net metering scheme for solar panels abolished (2027)
- Plastic levy introduced (2027)
- Fuel excise duty discount expires (2027)
- Box 3 capital gains tax β taxation on unrealised gains (2028)
- Mandatory disability insurance (AOV) for self-employed (date still unclear)
- EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM): Full implementation from 1 January 2026 (COβ import levy on carbon-intensive goods such as steel, aluminium, cement, fertilisers, etc.)
The Netherlands is changing their tax on investments to 36% on paper profits, or unrealized gains, BEFORE you sell investment.
So if you buy a stock for $100,000 at $100 per share (1,000 shares) then the stock increases to $200 per share, you have a $100,000 profit on paper. You would owe $36,000 in taxes.
But then the next year if the value of the shares declines back to $100 per share ... you have made nothing, but you still paid $36,000 in taxes.
Investors and entrepreneurs are calling it, "the dumbest thing any government on Earth is doing right now".
βFree speech is a complete bullshit.β - Emmanuel Macron
βEmmanuel Macron is a fucking idiot.β - Walker America
See? Free speech is pretty cool.
Dutch Govt: "We have a massive budget crisis."
Citizens: "Okay, stop spending billions on asylum hotels."
Dutch Govt: "No."
Citizens: "Then cut foreign aid?"
Dutch Govt: "No. Weβre going to tax your capital gains 36%... even if you haven't sold them."