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07-02-2012Web magazine Based on data over the first three quarters of 2011, the Dutch public deficit was 4.4 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP), i.e. the market value of all goods and services produced in the Netherlands.

24-01-2012Press release Proceeds from local government taxes are estimated at 12.2 billion euro in 2012, an increase by 3.2 percent relative to 2011.

03-01-2012Web magazine On 1 January 2012, the number of municipalities in the Netherlands will be reduced from 418 to 415.