VAT was introduced in the Netherlands in 1968, making it one of Europe’s oldest and most established indirect tax regimes. By 1979, the Dutch tax authorities had harmonised the country’s VAT system with that of the European Union (EU); a status that remains in place today.
Source Innovate Tax
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