In the media
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The Netherlands remains a key player in the world of tax evasion 27 July 2023
By making use of artificial tax arrangements via the Netherlands and other countries, corporations and wealthy individuals worldwide together manage t...
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Dutch benefits department has ‘crossed the line’ once again 24 May 2023
The benefits department of the Dutch Tax Administration has attempted to reach backroom agreements with the judiciary about the decision period in ben...
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Researchers Tax Law in Trouw on potential tax avoidance Cargill 28 March 2023
Dutch newspaper Trouw investigated the tax position of multinational Cargill. Their conclusion? Cargill appears not to pay taxes over their profits. T...
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‘You have not made it as a tax consultant until you have been discussed by Rens Pieterse’ 14 November 2022
In 2021, Assistant Professor Tax Law Rens Pieterse published a biography about former professor in tax law H.J. Hofstra. Dutch magazine ‘Het Register’...
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Jan Vleggeert on Irish meat company that used the Netherlands to evade taxes 29 September 2022
The Irish meat magnate Larry Goodman is under scrutiny: he is thought to have evaded taxes by using a Dutch company, among other things.
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Jan van de Streek: ’Consumer spending contingency plan is tremendously complicated' 24 August 2022
The coalition parties of the Dutch Government plan to convene on Wednesday and Thursday this week for a priority meeting on the predicted 6.8% decline...
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Jan van de Streek: 'Tax Authorities broke the law by leaking information to Uber 12 July 2022
The Dutch Tax Authorities leaked information about an international tax audit to Uber. In addition, they ‘obstructed and delayed’ an investigation by ...
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‘Taxation also plays a role in DSM’s departure from the Netherlands' 08 June 2022
After Shell and Unilever, DSM is the third major company to leave the Netherlands. Tax experts are not surprised: the business climate here is current...
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Martijn Nouwen on Wopke Hoekstra’s investment in safari enterprise that escaped taxation in Africa 01 February 2022
The Pandora Papers turned the spotlight on Wopke Hoekstra’s investment in an African safari company via a tax haven. Apparently, there was no tax evas...
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Is the Netherlands a tax haven or not? 31 January 2022
No, the Netherlands is not a tax haven, the new State Secretary for Tax Affairs Marnix van Rij said shortly after his introductory meeting with Dutch ...
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Martijn Nouwen in EU Scream podcast about mass deletion of European Commission emails 21 January 2022
In the podcast EU Scream, a non-for-profit organisation based in Brussels, Martijn Nouwen tells about his research into communications on European tax...
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Martijn Nouwen in Der Spiegel About the New EU Code of Conduct Against Harmful Tax Practices 03 December 2021
Der Spiegel reports about the planned reform of the EU Code of Conduct aimed at tackling harmful tax practices of EU Member States. A reform is urgent...
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In the media: Martijn Nouwen's research into EU tax body 18 November 2021
Martijn Nouwen's research exposes for the first time to the general public how the 'secret' European Code of Conduct group has failed to eliminate var...
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NRC on Federica Casano’s research into European tax havens 16 November 2021
In Europe, citizens have a right of access to government information. The European Commission, however, has various methods to prevent this. For examp...
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Research Martijn Nouwen about secretive EU tax body revealed in media under #TheCode 12 November 2021
Under #TheCode, European media are reporting on Martijn Nouwens’s research on the secretive EU Code of Conduct Group which is tasked with tackling har...