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Public debt dipped below 50 percent of GDP at end of Q3 2022

The first three quarters produced a positive budget balance of 7 billion euros.

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5.5 billion euros road tax revenues in government coffers in 2015

The Dutch government expects to receive 5.5 billion euros in revenues from motor vehicle tax in 2015. This tax, also known as road tax, consists of two parts. The largest part, nearly 4 billion...

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Tax revenues according to EU classifications

Statistics Netherlands (CBS) publishes the tax revenues of the Dutch government on a quarterly basis.

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Proceeds road tax surcharge expected to exceed 1.5 billion euros in 2014

In 2014, provincial authorities expect to receive 1.5 billion euros from the surcharge on road tax, i.e. 68 million euros more than in 2013.

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Inflation marginally down to 1.5 percent

According to the most recent figures published by Statistics Netherlands, inflation fell marginally in November to 1.5 percent. In October, consumer prices were on average 1.6 percent higher than one...

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Crisis tax puts more than 600 million euros in government coffers

The Dutch government has received just over 628 million euros in revenues from the 2012 crisis tax. This extra charge is imposed on wages above 150 thousand euros. More than half of the amount...

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Highest incomes most often in favour of mortgage interest deduction

The majority of Dutch aged 18 years and older are in favour of preserving the mortgage interest relief scheme, but the group of opponents is growing.

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Cigarette prices doubled in past decade

In April 2013, the price of cigarettes was twice as high as a decade ago, mainly due to tax increases. Currently, taxes account for nearly three quarters of the price of a packet of cigarettes.

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Available household income 3.2 percent down in 2012

Real disposable income of households in the Netherlands has fallen for the fifth year in a row: by 3.2 percent in 2012.

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Dutch inflation considerably above eurozone level

Since October 2012, the Netherlands is among the countries with the highest inflation in the eurozone. This is largely due to increases in VAT, insurance tax and energy tax rates effective since last...

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Disposable household income further down

The disposable household income has dropped for the fourth year in a row. Adjusted for inflation, the disposable household income dropped 0.4 percent in 2011, the same as in 2010 and this was largely...

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Government collects 13 cents of every euro spent by Dutch households

The average Dutch household spent 32,500 euro in 2010. Indirect taxes, for example VAT and excise duties, account for 4,320 euro, i.e. more than 13 cents of every euro spent by Dutch households.

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Inflation rate stable at 2.6 percent

The latest figures show that the inflation rate remained stable in August. Consumer prices were on average 2.6 percent higher than one year previously, just as in July.

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Provincial expenditure on public transport doubled since 2005

In 2011, the provincial budget for public transport amounts to 944 million euro, nearly twice as much as in 2005. In the province of North Brabant, the budget for 2011 is more than four times as high...

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Highest income brackets taxed most heavily

The average gross income of Dutch households was more than 56 thousand euro in 2008. Nearly 23 thousand euro, i.e. 40 percent had to be paid in contributions to income and health care insurances and...

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Inflation rises to 1.1 percent

Dutch inflation rose to 1.1 percent in April 2010. This is 0.1 of a percent point higher than in March.

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Considerable increase tax proceeds from betting and gambling

Tax proceeds from betting and gambling increased from less than 200 million euro in 2006 to nearly 450 million euro in 2009.

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Economic crisis slows down productivity growth

Dutch industry produced only 0.3 percent more per unit of labour, capital goods, energy, materials and services in 2008 than in 2007. This is the lowest productivity growth since 2002.

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Foreign influence on Dutch businesses saw no further increases in 2007

In 2007 there was no further increase in the foreign influence on Dutch non-financial businesses. The non-financial businesses realised a value added of 322 billion euro, of which 26 percent was...

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Profitability non-financial companies further down

In the first quarter of 2009, net profits of non-financial companies amounted to 22.7 billion euro, i.e. 10.6 billion euro down on the first quarter of 2008. For the fifth quarter...

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More than 2,800 euro extra for families with children in 2007

Households with underage children received an extra 2,824 euro compensation on average through income and tax measures for families in 2007.

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Inheritance tax revenues under pressure

In 2008, revenues from taxes on legacies and gifts amounted to 1.8 billion euro, i.e. more than 4 percent down on 2007. Inheritance tax revenues constitute only a fraction (1.3 percent) of total...

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Revenues from government taxes increase only 2 percent in 2008

In 2008, revenues from government taxes were just short of 136 billion euro, a 2 percent increase relative to 2007. Last year’s growth evidently slowed down relative to the period 2005-2007, when the...

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