Het ging om een werkneemster die vanaf 1 december 2018 bij de werkgever in dienst was. De werkneemster zegde op 29 mei 2024 de arbeidsovereenkomst op per 1 juli 2024. De werkgever betaalde in augustus 2024 een bonus ter hoogte van een brutomaandsalaris uit aan de werknemers die nog in dienst waren. De vertrokken werkneemster viste dus achter het net.
De werkneemster was het niet eens met deze gang van zaken en stapte naar de kantonrechter. Ze gaf daarbij aan dat er tijdens een personeelsbijeenkomst op 3 juni 2024 een onvoorwaardelijke en ondubbelzinnige toezegging zou zijn gedaan wat betreft de uitbetaling van de bonus in augustus.
De werkgever was een andere mening toegedaan. Hij gaf aan dat er pas recht zou bestaan op de bonus als de transactie waaraan op 3 juni 2024 werd gerefereerd was gesloten. Tevens gold dat medewerkers die aanspraak maken op de bonusregeling in augustus nog in dienst moeten zijn, omdat de bonus gelijktijdig met het loon van augustus wordt betaald. Ook wees de werkgever nog op het Personeelshandboek, waaruit ook volgt dat de werknemer niet binnen de werkingssfeer van de bonusregeling viel.
De werkneemster vond de kantonrechter aan haar zijde met als argument dat ze mocht begrijpen dat haar een onvoorwaardelijke toezegging was gedaan. Tevens was in zijn optiek de werkgever onvoldoende duidelijk geweest over de gestelde ontbindende voorwaarden. De kantonrechter stelde ook dat de verwijzing naar het uitbetaalmoment eerder een toelichting lijkt te zijn op de wijze waarop hij uitvoering zou gaan geven aan de bonustoezegging, dan een (harde) voorwaarde om voor de eenmalige succesbeloning in aanmerking te komen.
De werkgever moet daarom de bonus aan haar uit betalen, vermeerderd met de wettelijke rente en de buitengerechtelijke incassokosten.
Tip! Wees duidelijk naar uw personeel over de eventuele voorwaarden bij de toekenning van een bonus. Neem deze bijvoorbeeld duidelijk op in uw personeelsreglement en wijs uw personeel (regelmatig) op het reglement.

Een werkneemster die reeds uit dienst was, was van mening dat zij desondanks nog aanspraak kon maken op een bonus. Wat vond de rechter van deze kwestie?
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Gemeentes mogen reclamebelasting heffen om op die manier inkomsten te genereren. Ten aanzien van deze belasting is wettelijk bepaald dat de belasting mag worden geheven terzake openbare aankondigingen die zichtbaar zijn vanaf de openbare weg.
In een uitspraak van het gerechtshof ’s Hertogenbosch werd geconcludeerd dat het profijt dat een onderneming van de opbrengst van de belasting heeft, in beginsel niet van belang is. In de betreffende zaak was in het centrumgebied van een stad reclamebelasting geheven. Het gerechtshof concludeerde om te beginnen dat het beperken van de heffing tot een bepaald gebied, in dit geval het centrum, is toegestaan. Hiervoor moet wel een objectieve en redelijke rechtvaardiging bestaan.
De gemeente voerde aan dat niet alleen de heffing, maar ook de besteding van de middelen was beperkt tot een bepaald aangewezen gebied. Volgens het gerechtshof is de objectieve en redelijke rechtvaardiging dan aanwezig als de gemeente in redelijkheid ervan uit mocht gaan dat degenen die profijt kunnen hebben van de opbrengst van de reclamebelasting, de reclamebelasting ook betalen. Volgens het gerechtshof was dat hier het geval.
Uit de feiten bleek namelijk dat de opbrengst van de reclamebelasting was besteed aan projecten ter verbetering van de binnenstad, zoals de aankleding ervan, promotie en marketing. Ook het pand van de ondernemer die zijn zaak voor de rechter bracht, lag in het betreffende gebied. De onderneming, een advocatenkantoor, was van mening dat het profijt van de opbrengst voor hen nihil was. Het gerechtshof stelde echter dat een verschil in individueel profijt niet van belang is voor rechtsgeldigheid van de heffing van reclamebelasting. Het gerechtshof besliste daarom in het voordeel van de gemeente en liet de reclamebelasting in stand.

Als een gemeente reclamebelasting heft, is voor de rechtsgeldigheid van deze heffing in principe niet van belang of degene die de belasting moet betalen er ook daadwerkelijk van profiteert. De gemeente mag de heffing van reclamebelasting beperken tot een gedeelte van de gemeente als daar een objectieve en redelijke rechtvaardiging voor is.
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De goedkeuring geldt met name voor emissievrije elektrische motoren, emissievrije campers en auto’s voor rolstoelvervoer. Omdat ze niet meer kunnen profiteren van de vrijstelling, zou voor deze voertuigen bpm betaald moeten worden, variërend van 9,6 tot 37,7% van de catalogusprijs.
Door ook voor deze voertuigen een vaste voet in de bpm te introduceren, gaan emissievrije bijzondere personenauto’s per jaar € 667 aan bpm betalen en elektrische motorfietsen € 200. Deze vaste voet geldt al voor emissievrije personenauto’s.
Aangiften die tussen 1 januari en 1 juli 2025 zijn ingediend, zullen ambtshalve worden verminderd naar bovengenoemde bedragen. U ontvangt hierover vanzelf bericht. Bij aangiften vanaf 1 juli 2025 kan de indiener zelf uitgaan van genoemde bedragen.
De goedkeuring loopt vooruit op wetgeving die per 1 januari 2026 moet ingaan. Ook deze wetgeving gaat in met terugwerkende kracht op 1 januari 2025.

Door het vervallen van de vrijstelling van bpm voor emissievrije voertuigen kon de bpm voor deze voertuigen oplopen tot meer dan € 25.000. Daarom gaat voor emissievrije bijzondere personenauto’s, zoals campers, en emissievrije motoren een vaste voet in de bpm gelden. Dit gebeurt met terugwerkende kracht per 1 januari 2025.
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Voor hospitaverhuur komt een speciaal huurcontract van maximaal vijf jaar en een proefperiode van negen maanden. Nu kent hospitaverhuur een maximale termijn van één jaar met een opzegtermijn van drie maanden. Daarna hebben huurders automatisch een vast huurcontract. In praktijk blijkt dit laatste juist zowel voor de huurder als de verhuurder belemmerend te werken.
Alleen in de eerste maand van verhuur gaat een opzegtermijn van één maand gelden. Daarna gaat een opzegtermijn gelden van drie maanden.
Een huurcontract met betrekking tot hospitaverhuur kan in de nieuwe voorstellen ook makkelijker beëindigd worden. Dit is dan mogelijk bij verkoop van de woning of bij overlijden van de verhuurder. Op deze manier hoopt men te bereiken dat hypotheekverstrekkers hospitaverhuur eerder zullen toestaan.
Huurders van een sociale huurwoning die hospita zijn, kunnen volgens het wetsvoorstel hun verhuurder verzoeken geen inkomensafhankelijke huurverhoging te berekenen. Inkomsten uit hospitaverhuur worden voor deze verhoging niet meer meegerekend. Nu nog kunnen verhuurders met een hoger inkomen - tot € 100 ̶ per maand meer aan huurverhoging tegemoet zien.
U kunt uw reactie geven op deze plannen via de internetconsultatie. Deze sluit op 26 augustus 2025.
Let op! Deze maatregelen liggen nu dus ter consultatie en moeten daarna nog door de Tweede en Eerste Kamer worden goedgekeurd.

Het demissionaire kabinet wil via een aantal maatregelen hospitaverhuur aantrekkelijker maken en op die manier bevorderen. Via een internetconsultatie kunnen belangstellenden op de wetsvoorstellen reageren. Het streven is om deze begin 2026 bij de Tweede Kamer in te dienen.
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De beroepsbegeleidende leerweg (bbl) is een studievorm in het middelbaar beroepsonderwijs. Studenten zijn in dienst van een erkend leerbedrijf en combineren leren en werken in de praktijk en gaan hierbij één of twee dagen per week naar school.
De minister vindt het belangrijk dat studenten die de bbl volgen, straks niet minder verdienen dan het minimumjeugdloon. Afhankelijk van de leeftijd ligt de beloning van 18- tot en met 20-jarigen nu zo’n 9 tot 23% lager. Dit is ongewenst, ook omdat bbl-studenten geen recht hebben op studiefinanciering. Omdat het minimumjeugdloon ook nog extra verhoogd zal worden, kunnen bbl-studenten een dubbele inkomensverbetering tegemoet zien.
Naast de lagere beloning en het feit dat bbl-studenten geen studiefinanciering krijgen, hebben ze ook vaak geen recht op een reiskostenvergoeding. Uit onderzoek blijkt dan ook dat zo’n 20% van hen ermee worstelt om dagelijks rond te komen. Als gevolg hiervan wordt de opleiding vaak niet afgemaakt, een situatie die volgens de minister moet veranderen.
Onderdeel van het actieplan is ook het vergroten van de bekendheid van de bbl onder jongeren, ouderen en decanen. Ook moeten studenten een betere begeleiding krijgen en moet meer flexibel en maatwerkgericht onderwijs geboden worden. Nu volgt zo’n 30% van alle mbo-studenten de bbl. Door het actieplan hoopt men dit percentage te laten stijgen naar 35%.

Minister Bruins van OC&W wil met ingang van 2027 het inkomen van studenten die de beroepsbegeleidende leerweg (bbl) volgen, fors verhogen. De verhoging maakt deel uit van een actieplan om de bekendheid, aantrekkelijkheid en toegankelijkheid van deze vorm van studeren te verbeteren.
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Een van de maatregelen betreft het verlengen van de aanvraagtermijn van de huur- en zorgtoeslag en van het kindgebonden budget van 1 september naar 31 december van het erop volgende jaar. Deze datum ligt meer voor de hand, geeft meer tijd voor de aanvraag en heeft als voordeel dat er meer bekend is over de omvang van het inkomen.
In een aantal gevallen zal ook worden uitgegaan van een ander partnerbegrip. Dit betreft partners die vermist zijn, partners die gevangen zitten en erkende vluchtelingen met een partner die niet in Nederland is ingeschreven. In die situaties zal ervan worden uitgegaan dat de aanvrager alleenstaand is.
Toeslagen zullen ook niet meer met terugwerkende kracht worden aangepast bij bepaalde besluiten van instanties die niet te voorzien waren. Daarnaast wordt geen rente meer vergoed en hoeft deze ook niet te worden betaald als het definitieve bedrag aan toeslag afwijkt van het voorschot. Bovendien worden verzuimboetes afgeschaft.
Let op! De definitieve ingangsdatum van de wijzigingen is nog niet bekend.

Het kabinet gaat het toeslagenstelsel op korte termijn verbeteren. Dit heeft staatssecretaris Palmen bekendgemaakt. Met de verbeteringen moeten toeslagen begrijpelijker worden en minder knelpunten opleveren.
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De wijziging komt er in het kort op neer dat belastingplichtigen hun bezittingen niet meer direct hoeven te verkopen om hun belastingschulden te voldoen, als dit voor hen onredelijk bezwarend is. De waarde van de bezitting min de erop drukkende schuld moet dan wel binnen een door de Belastingdienst bepaalde termijn worden gebruikt om de belastingschuld mee af te lossen. Daarbij gaat het alleen om schulden die voorrang hebben op de Belastingdienst, zoals hypotheken. Blijft daarna toch nog een deel van de belastingschuld over, dan bestaat tevens de mogelijkheid dat hiervoor kwijtschelding wordt verleend. Het bezit van bepaalde vormen van vermogen staat kwijtschelding dus niet langer in de weg, zoals nu wel het geval is.
Uit de toelichting op de wijziging blijkt dat deze zich onder meer richt op de eigen woning. Het wordt als onredelijk bezwarend gezien dat deze verkocht zou moeten worden om de belastingschuld te betalen, als deze door een verlenging van de betalingstermijn wel zou kunnen worden voldaan. Bij luxe goederen, zoals een plezierjacht of tweede auto, zal de wijziging niet van toepassing zijn.
Volgens de nieuwe regeling moet een belastingschuld binnen 72 maanden worden afgelost. Dit is vijf jaar langer dan de bestaande reguliere termijn van 12 maanden waarin een belastingschuld moet worden afgelost. Gedurende de eerste 12 maanden moeten belastingplichtigen ook alles wat ze boven hun ‘betalingscapaciteit’ aan inkomen hebben, aanwenden voor het betalen van hun belastingschuld. De resterende 60 maanden hoeft dit niet meer, onder de voorwaarde dat de waarde van de bezitting waarvan is vastgesteld dat het onredelijk bezwarend is om deze direct te moeten verkopen, wordt aangewend voor het betalen van de belastingschuld.
Let op! Wat de betalingscapaciteit van een belastingplichtige is, hangt van diverse factoren af, zoals het inkomen, de vaste lasten en de gezinssamenstelling.

Vanaf 1 juli 2025 zal het voor belastingplichtigen vaker mogelijk zijn om voor een belastingschuld gehele of gedeeltelijke kwijtschelding te krijgen. Om dit te bereiken is de Uitvoeringsregeling Invoeringswet gewijzigd.
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De al bestaande definitie van een arbeidsovereenkomst wordt door het wetsvoorstel nader aangevuld. Momenteel is sprake van een arbeidsovereenkomst als een werknemer persoonlijk arbeid verricht in dienst van een werkgever die aanwijzingen en instructies kan geven (gezagsverhouding) en daarvoor loon ontvangt. In het wetsvoorstel wordt dit aangevuld door aan te geven dat van arbeid verrichten in dienst van een werkgever sprake is als:
Het wetsvoorstel Vbar introduceert in de Memorie van Toelichting de WZOP-toets, een nieuw beoordelingskader voor arbeidsrelaties. De WZOP-toets verduidelijkt het gezagscriterium bij arbeidsrelaties en bestaat uit drie elementen:
Zzp’ers die minder dan € 36 per uur verdienen, kunnen straks stellen dat ze werknemer zijn en de bijbehorende rechten opeisen. Denk bij dit laatste bijvoorbeeld aan loondoorbetaling bij ziekte, vakantiedagen en ontslagbescherming. Heeft een zzp’er een beroep gedaan op dit rechtsvermoeden, dan verschuift de bewijslast naar de werkgever die moet aantonen dat er toch geen sprake is van een arbeidsovereenkomst. Het is dus een weerlegbaar rechtsvermoeden. Het uurtarief wordt elk jaar aangepast aan de stijging van het minimumloon en afgerond op hele euro’s.
Let op! De beoogde invoeringsdatum van de wet is 1 juli 2026. De wet moet nog in de Tweede en Eerste Kamer worden behandeld.

Op 7 juli jl. is het wetsvoorstel Verduidelijking beoordeling arbeidsrelaties en rechtsvermoeden (Vbar) bij de Tweede Kamer ingediend. Het wetsvoorstel verduidelijkt de criteria over wanneer iemand werknemer is en wanneer iemand als zelfstandige werkt.
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Deze vraag stond centraal in een procedure bij de kantonrechter, waarbij het bedrijf vervangende instemming had gevraagd aan de kantonrechter. Als argumentatie had het bedrijf aangevoerd dat de medewerkers als gevolg van het thuiswerken minder betrokken waren en dat het slecht was voor de ‘productiviteit, creativiteit en de sociale cohesie’. Daarnaast wees het bedrijf er op dat het belangrijk was dat het beleid in Nederland paste bij de regels van het internationale hoofdkantoor.
De OR daarentegen had niet ingestemd met als argumentatie dat de werknemers extra reiskosten moesten maken, de werk/privé balans zou afnemen en het onduidelijk was of er voldoende werkplekken op kantoor zouden zijn. De huidige regeling waarbij er maximaal 2 dagen op kantoor moet worden gewerkt, werkte naar ieders tevredenheid.
De kantonrechter dient zich bij de beoordeling van de (on)redelijkheid van de wijze waarop de OR van zijn instemmingsrecht gebruik heeft gemaakt terughoudend op te stellen vanwege de aard van het instemmingsrecht.
Mede vanwege de zeer algemene en summiere onderbouwing van de argumenten van de werkgever, was de kantonrechter van oordeel dat de argumenten van de werkgever daarmee niet redelijker waren dan die van de OR. Het onthouden van de instemming door de OR was dan ook niet onredelijk.
Ook het verzoek om vervangende toestemming te verlenen omdat het besluit nodig was vanwege zwaarwegende bedrijfsorganisatorische, bedrijfseconomische of bedrijfssociale redenen, werd afgewezen. De werkgever had weinig meer gesteld dan dat zij het beleid van het internationale hoofdkantoor diende te volgen en dat zij daar een zwaarwegend belang bij had. Dat op zichzelf was echter onvoldoende. Van nadelige consequenties als de werkgever dat beleid niet zou volgen was niet gebleken.
De kantonrechter maakte een belangenafweging en oordeelde het niet onredelijk te vinden dat de OR geen toestemming had verleend.

Sinds de coronaperiode is het steeds gangbaarder geworden voor werknemers om een deel van de week thuis te werken. Werkgevers hebben hiervoor vaak een speciale thuiswerkregeling opgesteld. Een thuiswerkregeling betreft een wijziging van de arbeidsomstandigheden en daarvoor geldt instemmingsrecht van de ondernemingsraad (OR). Wat nu als een werkgever een nieuwe thuiswerkregeling heeft opgesteld inhoudende dat werknemers maar maximaal 2 dagen thuis mogen werken en de OR geeft hieraan geen instemming?
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Het kabinet wil het salaris dat nodig is om als kennismigrant te worden gezien verhogen. Bij kennismigranten jonger dan 30 jaar wil het kabinet het looncriterium verhogen tot 1,1 keer het gemiddeld bruto jaarsalaris. Momenteel geldt voor deze groep een salarisnorm van minimaal € 4.171,00 bruto per maand. Als gevolg van deze voorgenomen verhoging zal de salariseis met ten minste honderden euro’s per maand stijgen.
Ook zullen de eisen voor bedrijven die een vergunning voor kennismigranten kunnen aanvragen worden verzwaard. Op dit moment moet een bedrijf ‘erkend referent’ zijn om een vergunning te kunnen aanvragen voor een kennismigrant. Daarbij wordt gekeken naar zaken als de financiële gezondheid van een bedrijf en of het bedrijf zich aan de geldende wet- en regelgeving houdt. Het is bijvoorbeeld mogelijk een vergunning af te wijzen als een bedrijf niet het wettelijk minimumloon betaalt of zich schuldig heeft gemaakt aan het tewerkstellen van illegale werknemers. Als het aan het kabinet ligt worden de huidige eisen verder verzwaard, verduidelijkt en aangescherpt. Dit kan door het laten meewegen van overtredingen van andere wetten.
Een bedrijf kan - als het twee jaar of langer geen kennismigrant in dienst heeft gehad - zijn erkenning als referent verliezen.

Het kabinet wil de kenniseconomie verder versterken en tegelijkertijd de migratie naar Nederland verminderen. Daarom scherpt het kabinet de kennismigrantenregeling aan, zodat die meer wordt toegesneden op het talent dat het Nederlandse bedrijfsleven nodig heeft.
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Please note! Due to significant uncertainty as to whether the government’s plans will be approved by the House of Representatives and the Senate, some of the tips below may still change (in part) before the end of the year. Please bear this in mind!
Should you pay a dividend this year, or would it be better to wait until 2026? There is no one-size-fits-all answer to this question. In any case, be sure to take the following points into consideration:
Please note! Discuss your own situation with our advisers. They can calculate the effect of the dividend payment on, for example, your tax credits and your tax liability in Box 3. Based on this, you can decide whether or not to pay out a dividend. At present, the advice is to wait for the time being until there is a little more clarity on which tax plans will ultimately be passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate.
The measure concerning excessive borrowing from one’s own company broadly means that a director and major shareholder who borrows too much from their own private limited company will pay Box 2 tax on this amount. A threshold of €500,000 currently applies, but the government intends to lower this limit to €100,000. This will be implemented in five stages of €80,000 per year, starting in 2027. By the end of 2027, the threshold will stand at €420,000, and by the end of 2031, the €100,000 limit will have been reached. Although the measure still needs to be passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate, it may well be wise to factor the reduction in the threshold into your dividend planning.
Please note! As is currently the case, home loan debts remain exempt under the proposal and will therefore not count towards the threshold from 2027 onwards. However, for home loan debts incurred on or after 1 January 2023, the condition applies that these must be secured by a mortgage registered against the property.
From 2027, a 12% pseudo-final levy will apply to company cars if these vehicles emit CO₂ (hereinafter: fossil-fuelled company cars). This levy is calculated on the basis of the car’s list price (and, for cars older than 25 years, on the basis of its market value). This is an employer’s levy that you are not permitted to pass on to the employee! Furthermore, the employee may also be liable for the additional tax liability relating to private use.
So what can you still do now to avoid this levy in 2027?
Any vehicle that is not a passenger car, such as a van, lorry or tractor, is also exempt from the 12% pseudo-final levy. Please note, however, that a campervan and a minibus may also be classified as passenger cars. Check the classification in the vehicle registration register. An M1 vehicle is a passenger car!
Please note! When changing employers, the transitional arrangement – which normally runs until 31 December 2030 – ceases to apply. This is because the transitional arrangement is linked to the car in combination with the employer. If a former employee takes the car with them to a new employer, that link is broken and the transitional arrangement lapses. The new employer will then be subject to the 12% pseudo-final levy from day one.
There are still a number of exceptions to the 12% pseudo-final levy. For example, under certain conditions, a replacement car is exempt from the levy for up to fourteen consecutive days, and manual-gearbox driving school cars are also exempt.
There may be various reasons for setting up a private limited company in 2026 and transferring your income tax business into it. One reason could be that you were already planning to do this and also wish to transfer a fossil-fuelled passenger car into the company:
If you contribute the income tax business to the private limited company in 2026 with a tax settlement, you can still benefit from the cessation allowance of €3,630. In 2027, this allowance will fall to €908. If you still have a FOR that is due to be released, you can also make use of the cessation allowance in the event of a silent contribution.
Furthermore, a number of the entrepreneur’s income tax benefits will be further scaled back. For example, the self-employed person’s allowance will fall from €1,200 in 2026 to €900 in 2027; the additional self-employed person’s allowance for a start-up will fall from €2,123 in 2026 to €10 in 2027; and the family business allowance will be reduced by 75% in 2027.
This may also be a reason to switch to a private limited company (BV) in 2026.
Please note! Whether it is advantageous to transfer your income tax-registered business into a private limited company naturally depends not only on the 12% pseudo-final levy, the cessation allowance and other business tax deductions. In addition to tax considerations, other factors, such as limited liability, may also play a role. You should therefore consult our advisers to determine whether switching to a private limited company might be advisable. Do not wait too long to do so. You will need a solicitor to set up a private limited company, and solicitors’ diaries generally fill up quickly towards the end of the year.
From 2027, a new authorisation scheme will come into force for parties that supply workers (labour providers). This is regulated by the Labour Supply Authorisation Act (Wtta).
The licensing scheme applies to anyone who makes workers (including self-employed persons) available to third parties. This includes temporary employment agencies, secondment agencies and agencies that supply self-employed persons. However, even a private limited company that supplies its director-major shareholder to another company may fall under the licensing scheme!
Fortunately, there are exceptions. For example, peer-to-peer lending where no profit is made is not subject to the authorisation scheme. The same applies to lending and borrowing within a group of companies.
If no exception applies, you may be able to apply for an exemption. This is possible if your income from lending services in a given year amounts to less than 10 per cent of your total income and that income does not exceed €5 million per year. In addition, an accountant must certify annually that these thresholds are not exceeded.
Please note! To be able to make use of a transitional arrangement, it is important that you submit an application between 1 November 2026 and 31 December 2026! This will ensure that you can continue to lend for the time being. It is, however, important that you also submit an application for admission to the scheme between 1 May 2027 and 30 June 2027. If you have an SNA quality mark by 30 June 2027 at the latest, you do not need to register for the transitional scheme in 2026. You will, however, still need to apply for admission between 1 May 2027 and 30 June 2027.
A property that is not your main residence – for example, a holiday home or a property you let out – falls under Box 3. If you are planning to purchase such a property, it may be advantageous to have the transfer at the solicitor’s take place in 2027 rather than in 2026.
This is because the transfer tax on the acquisition of properties that are not your main residence is currently still 8 per cent, but will be 7 per cent from 2027 onwards. Furthermore, the flat-rate Box 3 tax on bank balances (should you purchase the property using bank balances) is considerably lower than that applied to the property itself, which is classified as other assets.
For a new, fully electric car made available in 2026, an additional tax liability of 18 per cent applies to the first €30,000 of the list price and 22 per cent on the amount above that. If the new, fully electric car is first made available in 2027, the additional tax liability will be 20 per cent on the first €30,000 of the list price and 22 per cent on the amount above that. If the car runs on hydrogen or is powered by solar panels, the €30,000 limit does not apply and the additional tax liability in 2026 will be 18 per cent of the full list price, and in 2027 20 per cent of the full list price. These additional tax rates apply for a period of 60 months. This may be a reason to try to acquire a car with zero CO₂ emissions in 2026, or failing that, in 2027.
If your car with CO₂ emissions falls under the ‘youngtimer’ scheme, the additional tax liability will not be 22 per cent (or 25 per cent for a car first registered before 2017) of the list price, but 35 per cent of the market value. The ‘youngtimer’ scheme will apply in 2026 if the car is 16 years old or older on 1 January 2026, or if it was already at your disposal in 2025 and turns 16 in 2026. From 1 January 2027, the age limit is likely to rise to 17 years (it is currently 25 years) and from 1 January 2028 to 20 years. Do you drive the ‘youngtimer’ through your income tax business, such as a sole trader? If so, you may wish to transfer the car to your private name. Normally, this isn’t possible without further ado, but due to the legislative change, there may be options available. Please discuss this with our advisers.
Check whether you have any remaining allowance under the work-related expenses scheme (wkr) and make use of it. In 2026, this allowance amounts to 2 per cent of the first €400,000 of the wage bill and 1.18 per cent above that amount. Any allowance remaining in 2026 cannot be carried forward to 2027!
Incidentally, the allowance will increase slightly in 2027. It will then amount to 2.16% on the first €400,000 of the wage bill and 1.18% on the amount above that.
Please note! The targeted exemption for staff discounts on sector-specific products will be abolished from 2027. Therefore, only in 2026 will you still be able to grant a targeted exemption for a reimbursement or discount of up to 20 per cent of the product’s market value, with a maximum of €500 per employee per year.
A new, attractive scheme for share options at start-ups and scale-ups is due to come into force, probably from 2027. Under the new scheme, 35% of the benefit (= the difference between the proceeds from the sale of the shares on the one hand and the contribution and purchase price of the shares on the other) remains tax-free. Furthermore, the employee only pays tax upon the sale of the shares acquired through the share options.
Various conditions apply, and the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) must classify your company as an innovative start-up or scale-up. What is important for now is that share option rights granted on or after 17 April 2025 may be eligible for the new scheme. It is therefore important that these share option rights have not yet been included in payroll tax as at 31 December 2026. In any case, ensure that share option rights granted on or after 17 April 2025 meet this requirement.

As an entrepreneur, director and major shareholder, employer or private individual in the Netherlands, what can or must you sort out before the end of 2026? Or what should you actually wait to do? What changes are coming into effect in 2027 that you can already prepare for now? We’ve put together a few important tips for you.
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Please note! Not all the points listed below are taken from the 2027 Tax Plan. Some changes had already been decided upon, but adjustments have since been made to them.
From 2027, the government will be scaling back various tax benefits for entrepreneurs.
The entrepreneur’s allowance reduces the profit on which an entrepreneur pays income tax. From 2027, further cuts will apply to various components of this allowance.
Please note! This scheme applies to self-employed people who do not meet the 1,225-hour criterion but do meet the reduced 800-hour criterion and are entitled to incapacity benefit.
The cessation allowance and the rates for the co-worker allowance will cease to apply at the start of the third calendar year following the year in which the reduction takes effect. As the changes come into force in 2027, the schemes will therefore cease to apply on 1 January 2030.
As of 1 January 2028, another tax benefit for business owners will be abolished: the discretionary depreciation scheme for start-ups.
Start-up business owners, those planning to cease trading within a few years, and business owners with a co-working partner will be particularly affected. The choice between a sole trader, a general partnership (VOF) or a private limited company (BV) therefore once again requires a calculation based on actual profits and personal circumstances.
Please note!If there are significant changes to your profits, business partnerships or business succession, have a fresh assessment carried out to determine which legal form is best suited to your business.
Tip! Due to the higher aggregate income, benefits may also change. You should therefore check your estimated income for benefit purposes in good time for 2027 and 2028.
Employers may, with retroactive effect up to and including 1 January 2026, reimburse a maximum of €0.25 per business kilometre tax-free. This was previously €0.23. The increase also applies to commuting. The government is now enshrining this increase in law with retroactive effect.
Please note!The increase does not automatically mean that every employee is entitled to €0.25 per kilometre. This depends on the employment contract, the collective labour agreement and the employer’s own mobility policy. For employers, a higher allowance may lead to higher wage costs.
The discretionary allowance on the first €400,000 of the taxable wage bill will increase from 2% to 2.16% with effect from 1 January 2027. This will give you a maximum of €640 extra discretionary allowance per year. This increase was adopted earlier and is therefore not part of the 2027 Tax Plan.
Tip! Update your staff handbook, expense claim policy and payroll administration in good time, and assess whether a higher mileage allowance is desirable from both a financial and employment conditions perspective. Does your organisation offer staff discounts on sector-specific products? If so, consider what the end of this exemption will mean. This will mainly affect the retail and manufacturing sectors.
If, as an employer, you make a passenger car with emissions available to an employee for private use from 2027 onwards, you will be subject to a pseudo-final levy of 12 per cent of the list price. This levy is in addition to the employee’s additional tax liability and must not be passed on to the employee. Transitional provisions apply to cars made available before 1 January 2027.
The pseudo-final levy was already adopted last year, but following consultation, four amendments are being proposed.
The ‘youngtimer’ scheme will be scaled back more gradually than previously stipulated, and the changes will be less far-reaching. The additional tax liability will continue to be based on the market value, but the age limit will rise from 16 years to 17 years in 2027 and to 20 years from 2028 onwards. The previously planned rapid increase to 25 years from 2027 will therefore not go ahead.
Transitional provisions apply to cars that have already been made available by 31 December 2025 at the latest and which will be 17 years old in 2027. These cars may continue to benefit from the youngtimer scheme throughout 2027. From 1 January 2028, the scheme will only apply to cars older than 20 years.
For employers, the decision to provide a company car is becoming increasingly important, particularly due to the ‘pseudo-final levy’. The contract term, drive type and the date on which a car is first made available can have significant tax implications. As a result, an existing lease plan may turn out to be much more expensive or, conversely, much more attractive.
Tip! Before making any new leasing decisions, carefully assess the total employer costs, the employee’s additional tax liability, the lease term and the transitional tax rules.
Normally, the thresholds for tax bands and various tax credits in Box 1 rise in line with inflation. This means that the tax burden normally remains the same as income rises, in line with inflation.
In 2027 and 2028, the government will apply the inflation adjustment only partially. Without this measure, the inflation adjustment for 2027 would amount to 2.6 per cent. Of this, 48 per cent will be applied. As a result, tax band thresholds and tax credits will rise less in line with inflation. Incidentally, the 48 per cent is not applied to the second tax bracket threshold, which therefore remains the same in 2027 as in 2026. The first tax bracket threshold rises from €38,883 to €39,247. The second tax bracket threshold remains at €78,426.
At the same time, the Box 1 rates are changing. For taxpayers under the state pension age, the rate in the first tax bracket will rise by 0.48 per cent: from 35.75 per cent in 2026 to 36.23 per cent in 2027. The rate in the second tax bracket will rise by 0.60 per cent: from 37.56 per cent to 38.16 per cent. The rate in the third tax bracket remains at 49.50 per cent.
Due to the increase in rates and limited indexation, the tax burden in Box 1 will rise. This effect is mitigated for homeowners who can also deduct their mortgage interest at the higher rate of up to 38.16%.
Please note! Always assess your salary, dividends and profits in conjunction with one another. The tax burden may in fact be unexpectedly higher, as the general tax credit depends on your aggregate income. This may therefore also fall as a result of a dividend payment.
Box 3 taxes private assets, such as savings, investments and a second home. Under the current system, the tax authorities calculate the return largely using flat-rate figures. If your actual return is lower, you can provide evidence to the contrary, subject to certain conditions.
The Government has provisionally deferred consideration of the ‘Actual Return on Box 3’ Bill. It will present a new proposal in the 2027 Spring Memorandum. Consequently, the intended introduction on 1 January 2028 will not take place, or at the very least, this date remains uncertain. The Government is re-examining whether a capital gains tax would be more appropriate than a capital appreciation tax.
Under a capital appreciation tax, even an unrealised increase in value is taken into account annually. Under a capital gains tax, tax is only levied upon, for example, the sale of an asset. For entrepreneurs and directors/major shareholders with investments, let property or other assets that are difficult to sell, this makes a significant difference.
Please note!Until a new system comes into force, it remains important to keep accurate records of interest, dividends, rent, costs and changes in value. This information is required for the rebuttal scheme and for weighing up whether to invest privately or through a private limited company.
Tip! Do not wait for the new system. Record the actual return on each asset annually and retain the supporting documents.
The government is making various tax schemes for investment and innovation more attractive. For example, the energy investment allowance will rise from 40% to 45.5% with effect from 1 January 2027. Are you investing in qualifying energy-efficient business assets? If so, you’ll be able to deduct a larger portion of your investment from your profits.
The tax relief for research and development work is also being extended. The flat-rate hourly wage will rise from €29 to €33. This scheme reduces the payroll tax you, as an employer, pay when your employees are working on technically new products, processes or software.
Does your business make use of the innovation box? This scheme is also being made more attractive. From 1 January 2027, the maximum flat-rate amount will rise from €25,000 to €100,000 per year. The flat rate remains capped at 25% of profit. The current three-year application period will also remain unchanged. This allows you to have a larger proportion of your profit taxed at the lower Innovation Box rate.
Tip! Do you wish to make use of the energy investment allowance? Before entering into any commitments, check whether the business asset is included on the energy list. Then submit your application to RVO within the applicable three-month deadline.
To stimulate innovation and growth in specific young enterprises, the government is introducing an attractive tax scheme for employee share options at start-ups and scale-ups.
In principle, the employee pays tax when they actually sell the shares acquired through the options. After deducting the exercise price attributable to the shares, only 65 per cent of the benefit is taxed as income, subject to certain conditions. If the employee sells the share option right rather than the shares themselves, this lower tax base does not apply. The employee may also opt in writing for earlier taxation at the time the option right is exercised or as soon as the shares become tradable.
The scheme applies only to companies that qualify as start-ups or scale-ups and hold a decision from RVO. This decision is valid for eight years from the date of issue. Subject to certain conditions, you may extend the decision in five-year increments, up to a maximum total duration of 23 years. In addition, in principle, there must be a minimum period of two years between the grant of the share option and the sale of that option or the shares resulting from it. If the employee sells earlier due to a sale following the company’s initial public offering (IPO), an exception applies and the rule does apply.
The scheme is due to come into force on 1 January 2027. The definitive date of entry into force will be determined by Royal Decree. Share option rights granted on or after 17 April 2025 may also be eligible for the scheme. For this to apply, the share option rights must not yet have been included in payroll tax as at 31 December 2026, and the other conditions must be met. In that case, your company must apply to the RVO for the decision by 31 December 2027 at the latest.
Tip! Check in good time whether your company is eligible for an RVO decision. Also consider whether employee participation can help you attract, reward and retain talent.
Employers must also pay a so-called ‘freedom contribution’ to fund rising defence expenditure. The government intends to collect most of this additional burden through an increase in the contribution to the Disability Fund (Aof). According to estimates, this increase will generate €1.5 billion in additional contribution revenue in 2027. From 2028 onwards, this will amount to €1.7 billion per year on a structural basis.
The high and low Aof contribution rates have not yet been finalised. The contribution rates will be announced at a later date, alongside the annual contribution rates for employees’ insurance schemes. As a result, it is not yet clear exactly how much your employer’s contributions will increase.
Tip! Allow for higher employer’s contributions in your 2027 staff budget. Adjust your payroll cost calculations as soon as the high and low AOF contribution rates for 2027 have been officially set.
Are you buying a property in which you will not be living yourself on a long-term basis? If so, you will pay transfer tax at the standard residential rate. This applies, for example, to a let property or a holiday home. From 1 January 2027, this rate will fall from 8% to 7%. The 2% rate for a property in which you will be living yourself and the first-time buyer’s exemption remain unchanged.
Please note! This reduction does not apply to commercial premises. In the case of mixed-use properties, conversions and property development projects, there may be some debate as to which part qualifies as a residential property. The use and condition of the property at the time of acquisition play an important role in this regard.
Due to the rate reduction, it may be worth reconsidering the timing of the transaction. You should also take other factors into account, such as financing, return on investment, VAT and the legal structure.
Tip! Before signing the purchase agreement, have an assessment carried out to determine which rate applies to your situation. In doing so, investigate whether it is sensible and feasible to postpone the transfer of title at the solicitor’s office until after 1 January 2027.
Certain non-reimbursed healthcare costs are currently tax-deductible under specific conditions. These include specific medicines, medical aids, dietary costs, transport and additional family care. The relief only applies after any reimbursements and an income-related threshold have been taken into account.
The Government is abolishing the deduction for specific healthcare costs with effect from 1 January 2028. The associated scheme for reimbursement of specific healthcare costs, the TSZ scheme, will also be abolished. For people with a chronic illness, the Government is working on a targeted compensation scheme. The bill does not include any transitional provisions. The measure primarily affects people with a chronic illness, a disability or structurally high, non-reimbursed healthcare costs. Entrepreneurs and directors/major shareholders may also face higher net personal tax liabilities as a result. The financial impact varies greatly, as not every out-of-pocket healthcare expense is currently tax-deductible.
Tip! Make a list of your recurring deductible healthcare costs. This will show which tax benefits may be lost from 2028 onwards and to what extent a future compensation scheme will cover them.

What tax proposals for entrepreneurs did the Dutch Government announce on Prince’s Day 2026? We have listed ten key proposals for you.
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The entrepreneur’s allowance comprises the self-employed person’s allowance (in Dutch: zelfstandigenaftrek), the allowance for research and development (in Dutch: aftrek voor speur- en ontwikkelingswerk), the co-worker’s allowance (in Dutch: meewerkaftrek), the start-up allowance in the event of incapacity for work (in Dutch: startersaftrek bij arbeidsongeschiktheid), and the cessation allowance (in Dutch: stakingsaftrek). These allowances may be deducted from business profits for the purposes of income tax.
Foreign taxpayers are taxed in the Netherlands to the extent that they receive Dutch income. Dutch income includes, amongst other things, the profit generated by a foreign entrepreneur’s permanent establishment in the Netherlands. The question is whether the entrepreneur’s allowance may be deducted in full from the profit of this permanent establishment or whether a different allocation must be made?
For the portion of the foreign entrepreneur’s profit that is taxable in the Netherlands, the letter of the law first requires the global profit to be determined, i.e. the foreign entrepreneur’s total profit, including profit earned outside the Netherlands. The Tax and Customs Administration states that the entrepreneur’s allowance and the SME profit exemption (in Dutch: mkb-winstvrijstelling)are deducted in full from these worldwide profits. The profit taxable in the Netherlands is that part of the worldwide profit, after deduction of the entrepreneur’s allowance and the SME profit exemption, which is attributable to the Dutch permanent establishment.
The business allowance is therefore not deducted in full from the profits of the permanent establishment, but in proportion to the ratio of Dutch profits to total worldwide profits.
The Tax and Customs Administration states that the portion of the SME profit exemption that may be charged against the profit taxable in the Netherlands must be determined in the same way as for the entrepreneur’s allowance.
Please note! According to the Tax and Customs Administration, the fact that the entrepreneur’s allowance and the SME profit exemption must be determined in the manner described above also follows from a 2010 ruling by the Supreme Court (in Dutch: Hoge Raad).

The Tax and Customs Administration has provided an answer to the question of whether an entrepreneur residing abroad is entitled to deduct the full business allowance (in Dutch: ondernemersaftrek) from their Dutch profits.
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In principle, the Tax and Customs Administration has eight weeks to process your VAT refund claim. If this takes longer, you are entitled to compensation for tax interest provided that the VAT refund relates to a previous year and 1 April has already passed.
Example
The Tax and Customs Administration receives your request for a VAT refund for the fourth quarter of 2025 on 20 January 2026. If you have not yet received a refund decision from the Tax and Customs Administration by 1 April 2026, you are entitled to compensation for tax interest from 1 April 2026.
The period over which tax interest is calculated begins on 1 April or eight weeks after receipt of your claim (if this is later than 1 April). The period runs until fourteen days after the date of the refund decision.
Continuation of example
If the Tax and Customs Administration issues a refund decision dated 15 June 2026, it must reimburse 5% tax interest for the period from 1 April 2026 up to and including 29 June 2026.
Has the Tax and Customs Administration wrongly rejected your VAT refund claim? If so, you must lodge an objection in good time, i.e. within six weeks of the date of the rejection notice. If the Tax and Customs Administration subsequently grants the VAT refund, you are also entitled to reimbursement of tax interest.
Please note! In response to enquiries on this matter, the Tax and Customs Administration has stated that there is no entitlement to reimbursement of tax interest if the original application for a VAT refund was submitted too late and/or if the appeal against the rejection notice was lodged too late.

Have you applied for a VAT refund and is the processing taking a long time? If so, you may be entitled to compensation for tax interest.
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It is laid down in law that taxpayers have the right to inspect their own tax files held by the Tax and Customs Administration. In the letter, the State Secretary sets out how the implementation of this right of access to tax files will take shape in the coming years, what the intended timetable is and what exceptions will be made to the right of access.
At present, the Tax and Customs Administration does not yet have a centralised file system: the information in the tax file remains highly fragmented across dozens of unlinked systems. To facilitate the right of access to tax files, the Tax and Customs Administration will therefore need to implement a change in its working methods. The aim is to achieve a structured, externally oriented and accessible filing system, according to the State Secretary. The documents in the tax file will be made available digitally in stages over the coming years.
Under the ‘Keuze digitaal’ programme currently being implemented within the Tax and Customs Administration, decisions, invitations, reminders and submitted documents will gradually become available on MijnBelastingdienst (Business) by 2030. This will later be expanded to include standard letters and automated messages, followed by information from individual files, for example regarding the processing of a tax return.
The letter also sets out a provisional timetable, which includes the planned introduction of the right of access to tax records:
For Customs, the right of tax inspection would only apply to excise duties and consumption taxes. However, the State Secretary is excluding these levies from the right of tax inspection. The State Secretary points out that this does not mean that Customs is not committed to further improving the information position and legal protection of taxpayers.

In a letter to the House of Representatives, the State Secretary for Finance has outlined the current situation regarding the introduction of the right of access to tax records. This right of access will be introduced in phases.
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The introduction of the legal presumption does not mean that every contractor working at an hourly rate below €38 is automatically employed by the company. It does, however, mean that the presumption of an employment relationship is accepted. The contractor may rely on this presumption, but the company has the option to demonstrate that no employment contract exists.
If the company fails to prove this, the contractor is entitled to all the protection afforded by employment law. This includes continued payment during holidays and sick leave, and protection against dismissal
The contractor may rely on the legal presumption, but it has effect only under civil law. This means that the UWV, the Tax and Customs Administration and the Labour Inspectorate will not assess this legal presumption. They will continue to carry out their own investigations based on the elements of work, pay and a relationship of authority.
The legal presumption will come into force immediately on 31 December 2026. Do you have a contractor who is already carrying out work for you before 31 December 2026 at an hourly rate of less than €38? And will that contractor still be doing so from 31 December 2026 onwards? If so, from 31 December 2026 there will be a presumption that this contractor is employed by you.

The legal presumption of an employment contract for an hourly rate below €38 will come into force on 31 December 2026. What does this mean for you as a client or company?
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Solvit is a body established by the European Commission that mediates in disputes regarding the correct application of EU law. Solvit’s services are free of charge.
The issues you can bring to Solvit are diverse. These include problems related to visas, child benefits, or pensions. For businesses, issues concerning trade and services, the recognition of professional qualifications, and VAT refunds are particularly relevant.
Please note!You cannot use Solvit if you have a problem with another business, if you have a problem as a consumer, or if you are seeking compensation. Solvit also cannot help if your case has been brought before a court.
A complaint or problem can be submitted online. You must indicate the nature of the problem and which government agency you wish to report the issue to. You may also attach relevant documents, such as correspondence. After submission, the Solvit center in your own country will contact you to prepare your case and then forward it to the Solvit center in the country to which your complaint relates. The goal is to resolve a problem within ten weeks.
On the Solvit website, you’ll find numerous examples of cases that have been resolved with Solvit’s help. These include, for example, the failure to refund VAT or delays in doing so. Another case involves the refusal to issue a certificate of inheritance. Yet another example involves the refusal to allow a product onto the French market, even though it complied with European regulations.
Solvit can also be contacted if you need advice on your EU rights. If necessary, you will be referred to services that can provide better assistance. Requests for advice are answered within a week.

Are you, as a citizen or business, facing problems because a government agency in another EU country, Iceland, Liechtenstein, or Norway is not complying with EU law? If so, you can try to resolve this through Solvit.
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If you owe taxes, you will receive a notice from the Tax and Customs Administration. The new account number will be included in the notice regarding the taxes due.
Please note!The new account number does not affect the payment method. For example, online payments will still be possible.
If you pay the Tax and Customs Administration periodically via direct debit, you do not need to do anything. The payments will be automatically transferred to the new account number.
You only need to be careful if you have arranged a recurring payment differently, for example via a recurring transfer with your bank. In that case, you must ensure that the account number is updated yourself.
If you accidentally use the “old” account number for a payment to the Tax Authority, your payment will still be forwarded to the Tax Authority and processed there for the time being. The Tax Authority has made arrangements with ING regarding this, so that taxpayers are not penalized.
To pay a provisional or final income tax assessment, you can use the new account number starting April 20, 2026.
The Benefits Service is also switching to Rabobank and will therefore have a new account number starting May 1, 2026. From that date, you can make payments to the Benefits Service using the new account number NL04 RABO 0200112244. The Benefits Service will make its first payments from this number on Monday, June 22, 2026.
Please note! Here too, if you make a payment to the old account number, the payment will be forwarded to the Tax and Customs Administration’s new account number for the time being.
Due to the change in account numbers, the Tax and Customs Administration strongly warns against phishing. Criminals regularly attempt to collect non-existent tax debts from taxpayers via email, text message, WhatsApp, or by phone. However, the Tax and Customs Administration never collects taxes in this manner. If you are unsure whether a message is genuine, follow the step-by-step guide on the Tax and Customs Administration’s website and verify the account number.

As of May 1, 2026, the Dutch Tax and Customs Administration and the Benefits Service will switch from ING to Rabobank. This means that the account numbers will also change.
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For businesses that buy or sell goods, cash payments of €3,000 or more will no longer be permitted starting January 1, 2026. It does not matter whether the business is buying from or selling to another business or to a private individual. In all cases, cash payments of €3,000 or more are prohibited.
Please note! A private individual may accept a cash payment exceeding €3,000 from another private individual, for example, when selling on a marketplace.
The €3,000 limit is intended to make it more difficult to launder cash derived from illegal transactions and thereby also combat terrorism. The limit is also intended to ensure that payment transactions remain accessible.
The fine for violating the ban is set at a fixed base amount of €10,000. The Wwft Supervision Bureau, a division of the Tax and Customs Administration, oversees compliance with the ban.
Special circumstances, such as financial capacity, may justify reducing the fine. On the other hand, repeated violations of the prohibition may justify increasing the fine. For example, a fine of €20,000 may be imposed if the prohibition is violated again within five years of a previous fine.
Please note! Criminal proceedings may also be initiated under the Economic Offenses Act.

Starting January 1, 2026, Dutch merchants may no longer make or accept cash payments of €3,000 or more. The base amount of the fine for violating this prohibition is a fixed amount of €10,000.
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It is particularly common among migrant workers for employers to provide accommodation and deduct an amount from the employee's wages for this. In the case of the minimum wage, this deduction may still be a maximum of 25% of that wage in 2025.
The government believes that the deduction can encourage a model of earning and dependence on the employee. This can lead to the exploitation of migrant workers. The government therefore wants to abolish the scheme.
The proposal is to reduce the deduction by 5% per year from 2026 and to completely abolish the possibility of deducting housing costs from the statutory minimum wage from 2030.
| Year | Maximum deduction percentage |
| 2025 | 25 |
| 2026 | 20 |
| 2027 | 15 |
| 2028 | 10 |
| 2029 | 5 |
| 2030 | 0 |
Tip! Employers will still be allowed to provide housing for their employees from 2030 onwards. However, it will no longer be possible to deduct part of the costs from the statutory minimum wage.
The proposal has been submitted for internet consultation. Responses to the proposal can be submitted until June 6, 2025.

In the Netherlands in 2025, employers will be allowed to deduct a maximum of 25% of the minimum wage from an employee's statutory minimum wage to cover the costs of housing. The proposal off the Dutch government is to reduce this percentage by 5% annually from 2026 to 2029.
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