Economics
Tax Cut in Rutte’s Budget Draws Dutch Opposition’s Ire
- Prime Minister Rutte is helming his third coalition cabinet
- Budget includes ending dividend tax and lowering gas output
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Of all the giveaways expected in Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s 2019 budget, nothing rankles many of his compatriots more than a plan to abolish the dividend tax.
Rutte, Finance Minister Wopke Hoekstra and other government ministers will unveil the budget in The Hague on Tuesday after a speech by King Willem-Alexander on the state of the nation and cabinet plans for the coming year.