- Dutch State Secretary of Finance, Tjebbe van Oostenbruggen, needs support from the Second Chamber for an alternative to the higher VAT on culture, media, and sports.
- He has been searching for a solution but has not found one that enough parties agree on.
- The opposition opposed the VAT measure last year, threatening the government’s tax plan.
- D66, CDA, ChristenUnie, and SGP voted in favor, but only on the condition that an alternative to the VAT increase would be sought this spring.
- Van Oostenbruggen has been looking for other ways to raise 1 billion euros in additional revenue.
- The Chamber instructed him to start there, but it is clear that none of the options within the VAT system are popular.
- A majority is willing to look for solutions outside the VAT system.
- Van Oostenbruggen considers it “highly undesirable” to revert to the original plan.
- He needs an alternative that can secure a majority in both chambers.
- He has not heard many suggestions that have broad support, making it difficult to abandon the original plan.
Source: taxlive.nl
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