Wine threatens municipalities concerning taxes
THE HAGUE (DUTCH PRESS AGENCY) - the cabinet considers the
municipal belastingvrijheid in at perken if the local charges in 2005,
increase again strongly. That becomes clear from judgements of
State Secretary J. wine (CDA) in the booklet forum of employers'
organisation Vno-NCW., municipal autonomy means what does not concern
me automatic that municipalities also the competence must keep to levy
'', zélf taxes says wine. This year takes the cabinet a
decision concerning the freedom of municipalities to levy taxes at
citizens and companies forum observe on the basis of a '
representative research ' that the onroerendzaakbelasting for citizens
go this year again strong omhoog, with 3.5 percent. For
companies the OZB for the fourth year on file go still more strongly
omhoog. They pay 5 per cent more in comparison with 2004.Grote
from examines appears that there large differences exist between
municipalities. Many municipalities keep the taxes on the same
level, or can the charges even omlaag press. Still much more
municipalities raise their income from taxes with 10,.20 up to even 30
per cent, in the period from 1996 up to 2004 the municipal charges
almost two times have increased as rapidly as the Gross Domestic
Product '', thus wine. , the provincial charges have doubled in
that period and the water board rates have increased by half.' '
Wine finds crazy that the local charges increase in the
Netherlands, whereas they go in other Member States in the European
Union relatively omlaag.
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