"On 6 June, the court ruled that the country’s wealth tax went against the European Convention on Human Rights because it forced savers and investors to pay tax on income they had not earned.
The decision has opened the door to legal redress for hundreds of thousands of people who were overcharged by the tax authority.
Outgoing state secretary for finance Marnix van Rij estimated that the upfront cost would be €4bn – or £3.37bn.
But the true cost could rise by billions of euros per year while the government works out a new system to replace the controversial levy – a system not expected until 2027."
Okay so what is the startup scene in Netherlands? How many unicorns? How many millionaires/billionaires compared to US? How many millionaires/billionaires are flocking to Netherlands? How much of Netherlands economy is propped up by / dependent on US economy?
