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BTW ‘voorlopig’ van de baan. Oppositie vleugellam gemaakt door Wilders cs.

De BTW-verhoging op cultuur en sport is van de baan (Btw-verhoging op cultuur, media en sport van tafel: coalitie sloot deal met oppositie). Hoe blij iedereen ook is, en hoe heilig de belofte van het kabinet ook klinkt: dat bericht is maar half waar. Tijdens het Kamerdebat over het belastingplan van Schoof?Wilders heeft de nogal onbuigzame en laconieke minister Heinen… 

This bill will soon be literally hanging over the head of every Dutch citizen

Vandaag (9:00 – 10:00 uur) reiken vertegenwoordigers van een breed bondgenootschap van organisaties uit de cultuur, sport, evenementen, media, boeken en logies een pijnlijke kassabon uit aan Tweede Kamerleden. Deze confronterende financiële cijfers tonen wat élke Nederlander straks extra gaat betalen als de btw-verhoging doorgaat. “Deze rekening hangt straks letterlijk boven het hoofd van iedere Nederlander,” waarschuwt het bondgenootschap. Het… 

Finance minister 'not happy with some details in VAT measure', but sees no alternative

After a morning debate in the Lower House, Cabinet Schoof's tactics are clear. At least, when it comes to the controversial plan to selectively increase VAT on culture. In response to all questions from the House about why, Finance Minister Eelco Heinen replied that it should not be about details, but a "total package". Therefore, he wants... 

PRESS RELEASE | LAUNCH CULTURE CAMPAIGN 'DON'T TAX MY AUDIENCE'

On Thursday 7 November, a spin-off campaign from the cultural sector will be launched: Don't Tax My Audience. In this campaign, we ask creators, artists, performers, and anyone working in the cultural and creative sector to tell us why they do not want to burden their audiences with 21% VAT. In a promo video, Huub Stapel, Sanne Wallis de Vries, Jeangu Macrooy and Gijs Scholten van Aschat call on everyone to... 

VAT on underpaid artists benefits 'working middle income'

There are finer ways to wake up than with the finance minister. This Eelco Heinen was speaking to the Radio 1 News on Wednesday 18 September, and he really felt like it. Cheerful, perky, and full of good cheer, he told how they were going to energetically implement VVD policies in the Schoof Cabinet. And then followed the next... 

Monster coalition stunts against VAT increase during Royal Parade

- 20-metre-long 'receipt for society' rolled out on Budget Day- many experts and experience experts present including Splinter Chabot and Marit Bouwmeester. A broad alliance of organisations from culture, sports, events, media, books and accommodation will campaign against the VAT increase on 17 September. Two venues affected by the VAT increase, on and near the Royal procession, will be... 

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