- The Dutch government plans to raise the top VAT rate to 21.4% to fill the budget gap
- This increase will affect clothing, streaming services, appliances, and cars
- The government needs to fill a budget shortfall of 1.2 billion euros
- The proposal to raise VAT will be presented to parliament next week
- State Secretary of Finance is working to gather support from coalition and opposition parties
- The decision on VAT increase will be made in spring, facing challenges in both chambers of parliament
Source: bta.bg
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