- The Dutch government presented Tax Plan 2026 on Budget Day 2025 with limited VAT and transfer tax measures
- Originally Tax Plan 2025 proposed abolishing the reduced 9% VAT rate for accommodation, culture, media and sports from January 1 2026
- The proposed elimination of reduced VAT for culture, media and sports faced significant social and political resistance
- Parliament unanimously adopted a motion requiring the State Secretary of Finance to find alternatives to abolishing the reduced rate for culture, media and sports
- Tax Plan 2026 now includes a proposal to maintain the 9% reduced VAT rate for culture, media and sports while still abolishing it for accommodation
Source: btwinstituut.nl
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