Netherlands drops national levy on non-EU packages, awaits EU-wide tax
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Summary
The Dutch cabinet is abandoning its plan for a national levy on packages from outside the European Union. Earlier this year, the Netherlands announced it wanted to introduce a €2 per item fee for such packages, but the government will now wait for a similar European tax to take effect later this year. State Secretary of Finance Eelco Eerenberg communicated this decision in a letter to the House of Representatives.
Key quotes
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Begin dit jaar liet Nederland nog weten een heffing van 2 euro per artikel te willen invoeren voor dit soort pakketjes, maar het kabinet wacht nu toch de soortgelijke Europese taks ingaat.
Dat meldt staatssecretaris van Financiën Eelco Eerenberg in een brief aan de Tweede Kamer.
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