The Dutch cabinet plans to overhaul the system for taxing savings, which will
lead to no asset tax bills for 1.3 million people and 500,000 facing
lower payments.
Tax minister Menno Snel said in April the cabinet was looking into ways of cutting the amount of tax paid by people whose assets are primarily in the form of savings.
The government currently uses ‘fictitious interest rates’ of upwards of 2% to decide how much income people have from their assets, and levies tax of 30% on assets over €30,360 (double for a couple).
But at the moment, most savings accounts have interest rates of around zero and people are paying tax on income they have not realized.
Under the new set-up, which will come into effect in 2022, assets would be divided into three categories: savings, investments and debt. Savings over €30,360 would be taxed in line with current interest rates, rather than a fictitious amount.
Read more at: Asset tax system gets overhaul, 1.3 million people will pay no tax on savings - DutchNews.nl
Tax minister Menno Snel said in April the cabinet was looking into ways of cutting the amount of tax paid by people whose assets are primarily in the form of savings.
The government currently uses ‘fictitious interest rates’ of upwards of 2% to decide how much income people have from their assets, and levies tax of 30% on assets over €30,360 (double for a couple).
But at the moment, most savings accounts have interest rates of around zero and people are paying tax on income they have not realized.
Under the new set-up, which will come into effect in 2022, assets would be divided into three categories: savings, investments and debt. Savings over €30,360 would be taxed in line with current interest rates, rather than a fictitious amount.
Read more at: Asset tax system gets overhaul, 1.3 million people will pay no tax on savings - DutchNews.nl
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