News - Ministry of Finance

1. Additional €2 billion to fight poverty

   The government will make an additional €2 billion a year available on a structural basis to support vulnerable households. This ...

   News item | 19-09-2023 | 15:44

2. 2024 Tax Plan: essential steps for society and for the tax system

   Today Marnix van Rij (State Secretary for Tax Affairs and the Tax Administration) presented the 2024 Tax Plan to the House of ...

   News item | 19-09-2023 | 15:27

3. Netherlands leads the way in Europe with bill for the Minimum Tax Rate Act 2024 (implementing ‘Pillar Two’)

   The bill for the proposed Minimum Tax Rate Act 2024 was presented today to the House of Representatives of the Dutch parliament. ...

   News item | 31-05-2023 | 16:23

4. 2022: Public finances in better shape despite unforeseen extra expenditure

   The war in Ukraine, high inflation and soaring energy prices followed each other in quick succession in 2022. The government ...

   News item | 17-05-2023 | 10:15

5. Ministry of Finance to pay compensation to holders of expropriated SNS securities and assets

   The Ministry of Finance is to pay compensation to holders of SNS bonds, participation certificates and loans. Following the ...

   News item | 21-04-2023 | 10:57

6. Netherlands earmarks €2.5 billion for support to Ukraine in 2023

   In 2023 the Netherlands will make €2.5 billion available to support Ukraine. The government expects that this amount will be ...

   News item | 23-12-2022 | 10:45

7. The Netherlands takes a new step in greening export credit insurances

   From 1 January 2023, businesses and banks will no longer be eligible for export credit insurance for new projects in the fossil ...

   News item | 03-11-2022 | 15:35

8. Finance minister Sigrid Kaag to co-chair Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action

   From 1 April 2023, Minister of Finance Sigrid Kaag will co-chair the Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action (CFMCA). ...

   News item | 12-10-2022 | 18:02

9. Tax Plan 2023: a better balance between tax on labour and tax on wealth

   The fourth Rutte government presented the 2023 Tax Plan package to the House of Representatives today. It includes many of the ...

   News item | 20-09-2022 | 19:10

10. Delay implementing 2020 Horizontal Excise Directive

    Dutch Customs working on interim solution The EU 2020 Horizontal Excise Directive lays down rules concerning all excise goods and ...

    News item | 16-09-2022 | 16:32