- Dutch parliament decided not to implement controversial VAT increase on festival and event tickets
- Intensive lobbying and criticism from cultural sector and opposition parties led to decision
- Concerns in events industry about higher ticket prices limiting accessibility of festivals
- Minister tried to reach deal with opposition parties but failed
- Government agreed to find alternative measure to avoid embarrassment
- Uncertainty remains about new tax measures for sector
Source: hardnews.nl
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