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211 news items of Ministry of Finance
2016 annual financial report: first budget surplus in years
Last year central government spent less money than it received for the first time since 2008. This led to a budget surplus of ...
Cabinet draws out investments by establishing Invest-NL
The Dutch cabinet intends to encourage investments in sectors where the Netherlands has not yet seized all opportunities. To this ...
Recovery and Resolution (Insurance Firms) Bill to be sent to Council of State
The cabinet has approved the Recovery and Resolution (Insurance Firms) Bill proposed by the Minister of Finance Jeroen ...
Dijsselbloem: key task ahead is to reconnect the freedoms that Europe offers with stability, security and opportunity
Jeroen Dijsselbloem, the Dutch minister of Finance and Eurogroup President, gave a speech at the Europe Calling! Summit on 9 ...
2017 Budget Memorandum: the Netherlands is in much better shape
Public finances have improved and the economy is forecast to grow by 1.7% in 2017. Consumer confidence is strengthening and ...
Tax Plan: further simplification
The tax system needs to be simplified. The government is therefore again taking measures this year to make taxes less complex for ...
Netherlands supports second term for World Bank President Kim
The Netherlands supports a second term for World Bank President Jim Yong Kim, finance minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem and foreign ...
Response by the Ministry of Finance to reports on the Panama Papers
The Tax and Customs Administration will investigate the information from the Panama Papers that is relevant to the Netherlands. ...
IPO of ASR next year
At the proposal of Minister of Finance Dijsselbloem, the cabinet has decided to sell ASR. In 2008 the insurer was acquired by the ...
Government appeals the decision in the Starbucks case
The Netherlands stays committed to fight tax avoidance