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I feel the revulsion is aimed mostly at our corrupt Congress that made this possible, but also at the corrupting companies who are benefiting.
by Density 9y ago
I feel the revulsion is aimed mostly at our corrupt Congress that made this possible, but also at the corrupting companies who are benefiting.
- rocqua 9y agoBlame here lies with the Netherlands as well (I am Dutch). The politicians here want a nice "business establishment climate" (direct translation). The reasoning being that dodging taxes here gets us office jobs and perhaps whatever is left of the taxes. The U.S. has threatened to put us on the list of tax havens, and we've made some moves to fix things, but apparently we are dragging our heels. According to this source [1] we talk the good talk, and behind the scenes do our very best to slow down as many of these new procedures as possible. Supposedly this is in the name of "Ensuring proper implementation". The new government is going to abolish the tax on dividends. I don't know the details, but it's a controversial move. The opposition parties are really against it. I guess a small country needs to make some moves to stay relevant. [1] https://nos.nl/artikel/2206095-nederland-ligt-nog-altijd-dwars-bij-eu-aanpak-belastingontwijking.html https://nos.nl/artikel/2206095-nederland-ligt-nog-altijd-dwa...