Traditionally on the third Tuesday of September – this year on 21 September - for the occasion of Budget Day, the Dutch caretaker cabinet presented its 2022 Tax Plan. Due to the caretaker status of the current government, this year’s envisaged plans are non-controversial, contain relatively few substantive changes, and continue a consistent policy to further improve the business climate for companies in the Netherlands. Please find below the main highlights of the proposed tax measures that are relevant for corporate income tax payers doing business in or with the Netherlands. Below proposals still need to be adopted by the House of Representatives and Senate (Eerste en Tweede Kamer), and therefore may be subject to change.

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21 September 2021 is a special date in the Netherlands. It is a traditional Budget Day (Prinsjesdag).

Every year on third Thursday of September the Dutch government launches its plans for the coming year.

The King of the Netherlands Willem-Alexander travels in the Glass Coach to the Hall of Knights in The Hague. There he reads the Speech from the Throne, officially opening the parliamentary year.

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Denunciation of the Double Tax Treaty between the Russian Federation and the Netherlands – the end of era or still good perspectives?

On 11^th May the lower chamber of the Russian Parliament voted to denounce the Double Tax Treaty between Russian Federation and the Netherlands, existing since 1996.

The Russian government proposed to notify the Dutch side of the denunciation of the agreement by June 30, 2021 and to denounce it effectively on January 1, 2022.

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