Good for you. I was recommending NL exactly because of the 30% tax exemption for 8 (!) years for foreigners who move to NL to work in tech and other "in demand

Good for you. I was recommending NL exactly because of the 30% tax exemption for 8 (!) years for foreigners who move to NL to work in tech and other "in demand" fields, which results in a very nice after-tax salaray. Without that, you're right, NL isn't that interesting financially.