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Most Dutch left-wing voters have been acknowledging this for many years now. It's very often been publicly criticised in Dutch media as well. Google "Nederland
by float4 6y ago
Most Dutch left-wing voters have been acknowledging this for many years now. It's very often been publicly criticised in Dutch media as well.
Google "Nederland belastingparadijs" and you'll find a lot of Dutch articles about it.
- ChuckNorris89 6y agoYeah, I guess it's not fair that the Dutch taxpayers and the small/medium sized companies there have to foot the bill for running the country while the trillion+ dollar Apples of the world pay next to nothing.
- tw20212021 6y agoIt's not. Actually the government will bend backwards just to keep the big companies in the country, while hunting down regular tax payers - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_childcare_benefits_scandal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_childcare_benefits_scand... . The tax laws here are ambiguous so that the tax man can judge to his liking whether you are friend or foe.
- t0mas88 6y agoExcept that being a tax haven is a net positive for the Netherlands. Without it Apple wouldn't be in Amsterdam, they would be in Dublin or Luxembourg. And without Apple paying their low percentage on a huge number in Amsterdam, the Dutch would have to pay more tax themselves.
- ragebol 6y agoIs it really? I think eg. Apple paying their fair share of taxes would be morally right. If that requires me paying a bit more tax, fine by me.
- t0mas88 6y agoNet positive in economical sense, sure ethically it's wrong that the Dutch are stealing tax money from other countries.
- disgruntledphd2 6y agoActually, they would have moved to Cork, Ireland 40 years ago. https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2020/11/apples-cork-campus-celebrates-40-years-of-community-and-looks-to-the-future/ https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2020/11/apples-cork-campus-ce...