VAT subsidies withdrawn as pandemic eases
The Netherlands has reaffirmed that many coronavirus pandemic support reliefs will be withdrawn on 1 October 2021. To receive our free global VAT and GST news updates, sign-up here.
This includes:
- The ending of the VAT payment deferral option
- Zero-rating on nursing staff supply
- Zero-rating on vaccines and test kits
- Zero-rating on face masks
There are also ending of the mortgage payment scheme for individuals and the easement of taxation on workers crossing the German-Belgian border.
The above measures have been rolled over a number of times since their 2020 introduction, but with the progress made on vaccines were seen as redundant.