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37 results for keyword:public finances

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Higher taxes and social insurance contributions

The burden imposed by taxes and social security contributions has grown in recent years to 37.8 percent of GDP in 2015.

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Higher government revenues reduce public deficit

Government revenues were nearly 7 bn euros higher in the first six months of 2016 than in the same period last year.

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Further improvement public finances

The public deficit and public debt (as a percentage of GDP) both declined in Q1 2016.

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Dutch government deficit and debt reduced considerably

The Netherlands’ general government deficit in 2015 came out at 1.8 percent of gross domestic product (GDP).

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Public deficit down to 2.3 percent in 2013

The most recent calculations made by Statistics Netherlands indicate that last year’s public deficit and public debt are in fact lower than the first estimate dating back to March suggested. In the...

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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...

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Substantially higher spending on care allowance in 2011

The Dutch government paid 4.7 billion euro in care allowances in 2011, nearly 0.9 billion more than one year previously. The increase is related to an increase in the standard premium for health care...

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Public deficit reduced to 4.2 percent

By the end of June this year, the public deficit of the Netherlands was 4.2 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP), i.e. 25 billion euro on an annual basis. The current deficit is marginally...

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Lower interest payment burden in spite of higher public debt

Public debt amounted to 383 billion euro in the second quarter of this year. Although much higher than in the pre-recession era in 2007, the Dutch interest burden declined on an annual basis and is...

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Market value of Dutch government bonds plummets

Investors in Dutch government bonds faced severe losses in the first quarter of 2011.

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Government and politics

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