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Government websites frequently accessed: Netherlands in top EU countries
In 2013, nearly 80 percent in the Dutch population reported to have accessed government websites in the past twelve months. The percentage has risen rapidly in recent years and is currently higher...
Local government to a large extent financially dependent on The Hague
The local government level is fairly comprehensive in the Netherlands. But local government, including municipalities and provinces, is to a large extent financially dependent on The...
List of general government units, reporting period 2016 provisional and 2015 definite
List of general government units, reporting period 2016 provisional and 2015 definite.
List of general government units, reporting period 2017 provisional and 2016 definite
List of general government units, reporting period 2017 provisional and 2016 definite
Government deficit 4.1 percent in 2012
In 2012 the Dutch government deficit shrank to 4.1 percent of GDP while government debt rose to 71.2 percent of GDP. The Dutch government deficit and debt have now exceeded the European norms for the...
Profits of non-financial corporations up
In Q2 2022, Dutch non-financial corporations’ gross profits before taxes amounted to 75.2 billion euros. This is 8.4 billion euros more than in Q2 2021 and the highest amount in a second quarter...
Spending by central government on suppliers, 2012 (Dutch only)
Custom-made tables on spending by central government on suppliers in the medium-sized and small enterprise sector and suppliers outside this sector, 2012. Commissioned by: the Ministry of the...
Dutch government guarantor for 46 billion euros worth of loans
By the end of 2013 the Dutch government provided for 46 billion euros worth of debt guarantees for loans. Nearly 39 billion euros of these debt guarantees > were made available by the central...
Interest on Dutch government bonds below eurozone average
Interest on the latest ten-year government bond was 3.4 percent in December 2009. Interest on Dutch government bonds is currently below the eurozone average.
5.5 billion euros road tax revenues in government coffers in 2015
The Dutch government expects to receive 5.5 billion euros in revenues from motor vehicle tax in 2015. This tax, also known as road tax, consists of two parts. The largest part, nearly 4 billion...
Government deficit down to 2.3 percent
The Dutch government deficit according to the EMU definition was 2.3 percent in 2004, once again within the limits of the European norm of 3 percent. In 2003 the deficit was still 3.2 percent....
Government deficit and debt according to EMU definitions
The member states of the European Union have committed themselves to curbing government deficit and government debt.
Government deficit 3.2 percent
The central government deficit over 2003 according to the EMU definition amounts to 14.4 billion euro, i.e. 3.2 percent of the GDP. This is a first estimate based on figures which recently became...
Crisis tax puts more than 600 million euros in government coffers
The Dutch government has received just over 628 million euros in revenues from the 2012 crisis tax. This extra charge is imposed on wages above 150 thousand euros. More than half of the amount...
Society
Latest figures on distribution of well-being ‘here and now’. How is well-being distributed in terms of society? Well-being includes people having opportunities to participate in society and living in...
Government surplus in first quarter of 2013
In the first quarter of 2013, the Dutch government has realised a surplus, predominantly due to the one-off revenue from the auction of telecom frequencies. The nationalisation of SNS REAAL does not...
Statistics Netherlands voted Best Government Organisation of the Year 2015
CBS has been chosen Best Government Organisation of the Year 2015.
Central government surplus 3.0 billion euro
For the first time in six years, the difference between government revenue and expenditure was positive in 2006.
Government deficit 4.7 percent in 2011
According to figures released today, Dutch government deficit amounted to 4.7 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2011.
Dutch government deficit 2.5 percent in 2013
Figures released by Statistics Netherlands today show that Dutch government deficit amounted to 2.5 percent of GDP in 2013. This puts it below the European norm of 3 percent for the first time in...
List of general government units archive
List of general government units archive
Increase government spending to combat effects of climate change
In 2010, the Dutch government spent nearly 1.3 billion euro on actions to address climate change. Important in this respect are energy-saving projects and the promotion of renewable energy sources,...
Revenues from government taxes increase only 2 percent in 2008
In 2008, revenues from government taxes were just short of 136 billion euro, a 2 percent increase relative to 2007. Last year’s growth evidently slowed down relative to the period 2005-2007, when the...
Population thinks government should take care of vulnerable groups
The Dutch population thinks the government should play a more active role in various areas of society. Especially when it comes to taking care of people who are not at all or to a lesser degree able...
About 500 refugees annually invited by Dutch government
Approximately 500 refugees are invited each by the government to settle in the Netherlands. Over the past half decade, many refugees have arrived from countries like Iraq, Myanmar and Ethiopia.