Is this the end of the tax on dividend?
The Dutch dividendbelasting (dividend tax) is about to be abolished and the country is up in arms. Prime Minister Mark Rutte called the measure…
Economy
Tourists flock to the Netherlands and the dutch economy reaps the benefits
Edition 30 September, by Lorre Luther Tourism is hot in the Netherlands right now, just ask any resident of Amsterdam. From North Holland to Limburg,…
Booming economy, more money in your pocket
Edition 30 October 2019, by Johannes Visser The economy is booming, unemployment is down and the Dutch public will get to spend on average…
Consequences for the Netherlands if there is no Brexit deal
Edition 30 August 2018, by Marla Thomson With less than eight months before the United Kingdom leaves the European Union on the stroke of…
ECB monetary policy lucrative for dutch treasury
Edition 29 May 2018, by Phoebe Potter Figures provided to De Volkskrant at the end of April have shown just how fortunate the Dutch…
Partly due to expats, housing prices soar in The Netherlands
Edition 29 May 2018, by Seringe S.T. Touray Business Insider puts the Netherlands in the top ten out of nineteen hottest housing markets in…
Number of homeworkers on the rise in The Netherlands
Edition 26 April 2018, by Phoebe Potter Throughout the course of last year, over 3 million Dutch workers ended up working from home at…
Childcare in the Netherlands
Edition 26 April 2018, by Anastasiia Myronenko Beyond any doubt, childcare has been a highly discussed topic in the Dutch society and Dutch politics…
Greyston Bakery has announced plans to open a new location in Amsterdam
Edition 26 April 2018, by Tiffany R. Jansen The purpose of the new facility is two-fold: to cater to the needs of Ben &…
Will Blokker become the next bankrupt store chain?
Edition 28 June 2018, by Sagar Harinarayan In the recent past, several companies have experienced bankruptcy. Even famous organizations, which had gained a good…
Dutch companies stunned by EU law while treasury faces a € 400m setback
Written by Seringe S.T. Touray The year of 1952 saw the establishment of the Luxemburg-based European Court of Justice (ECJ), the judicial institution of…
Wassenaar first to offer cross border digital services for expats
Edition 28 December 2017 Ordering your birth certificate online with, say, an Estonian eID in the Netherlands? It’s already possible at the municipality of…
Lelystad Airport: will it go through or not? And when?
Edition 26 January 2018, by Hendrik Ike Any traveller who has recently flown from Amsterdam Schiphol cannot fail to make two clear observations; there…
“If you ever receive a blue envelope… beware!” – Dutch taxes explained
Edition 30 November, by Max Opray World-class infrastructure, healthcare, education and safety, not to mention clean food, air and water – the Netherlands is…
Buying a house in The Netherlands, just a dream or an achievable goal for expats?
Edition 30 November 2017. Guest column by José de Boer As an expat buying and financing your home in The Netherlands might be a…
Schippers launches European initiative for full drug access in all EU member states
Edition 30 November 2017, by Phoebe Potter In one of her final acts as Dutch Minister for Health, Edith Schippers has reached out to…
Equal pay in the EU – Except for long distance truck drivers
Edition 30 November, by Phoebe Dodds One of the benefits of a country being a member of the European Union is that its citizens…
Eneco future situation unclear
Edition 28 September, by Sagar Harinayan Eneco is a Dutch company which produces and supplies natural gas to millions of customers, including households and…
Collateral damage: AH actie discount on pans
Edition 28 September 2017, by Bárbara Luque Albert Heijn has been dragging down a third party while trying to help its clients save a…
Green is the new black: Dutch Sustainable Fashion Week
Edition 28 September 2017, by Alice Burke Dutch Sustainable Fashion Week will take place from the 6th to the 15th of October in various locations…
Expat pensions in Holland
Edition 30 November 2017 Pensions matter as they provide capital for later in life and cover risks. Due to diverse legal/tax/actuarial/product issues, expats are…
Cyclespace: mobility as a lifestyle
Edition 18 May 2017 Studies have shown that people that cycle to their work are more alert, creative, resilient and healthy. Businesses that foster…
TESLA, the most popular employer among technical students
Edition 20 June 2017 Tesla is proud to be on top of the list of the most popular employers for technical students in the…