News - Ministry of Finance

1. 2023: a better financial outcome, despite turbulent economic times

   With the world in flux, 2023 was an economically turbulent year. Inflation was high, interest rates rose and the Netherlands saw ...

   News item | 15-05-2024 | 08:56

2. The Netherlands to invest €2.5 billion to strengthen business climate for chip industry in Brainport Eindhoven

   Found in objects from telephones to solar panels and medical equipment, microchips play a crucial role in everyday life. Dutch ...

   News item | 28-03-2024 | 15:59

3. Netherlands and Bangladesh sign new tax treaty in Dhaka

   Dutch State Secretary for Tax Affairs Van Rij and Minister Abdul Hassan Mahmood Ali of Bangladesh put their signatures to a new ...

   News item | 12-03-2024 | 12:31

4. Cocaine seizures by Customs see sharp rise in 2023

   In 2023, Dutch Customs seized almost 60,000 kg of cocaine. This is a sharp increase compared to 2022, when more than 51,000 kg of ...

   News item | 17-01-2024 | 09:30

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. Package of measures to cushion the impact of rising energy prices and inflation

   The government is introducing measures to cushion the impact of rising energy prices and persistent inflation on low- and ...

   News item | 21-03-2022 | 19:38

9. High number of shell companies detrimental to the Netherlands, says Committee

   Shell companies contribute little to the Dutch economy, impose a disproportionate cost on developing countries in terms of lost ...

   News item | 22-11-2021 | 16:50

10. Tax and Customs Administration to share information automatically to fight against international tax evasion

    Finance minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem signed a declaration today with 50 other countries, committing the signatories to exchange ...

    News item | 29-10-2014 | 16:38