Last week, the Dutch Tweede Kamer (The House of Representatives) discussed amendments to be made to the Dutch tax legislation. During the discussions the House of Representatives also voted on 2 motions regarding a global (minimum) tax for billionaires. Although both motions slightly differ, the essence of both is that they call on the Dutch Government to take the initiative for a global (minimum) tax for billionaires.
The motion submitted by MP Alkaya
The first motion is the motion that was submitted by MP Alkaya of the Socialist Party. This motion was adopted with 132 votes in favor and 16 votes against. 2 MPs did not participate in the voting. The motion as submitted reads as follows:
“The House
after hearing the deliberations,
noting that the Global Tax Evasion Report 2024 shows that there is a lot of tax avoidance by billionaires worldwide;
noting that researchers propose a global minimum wealth tax for billionaires;
calls on the Government to form a leading group with as many OECD countries as possible that will actively advocate for the introduction of a global minimum wealth tax for billionaires,
and proceeds to the order of the day.”
The motion submitted by MP van der Lee
The first motion is the motion that was submitted by MP van der Lee of GroenLinks (the Greens). This motion was also adopted with 132 votes in favor and 16 votes against. Again 2 MPs did not participate in the voting. The motion as submitted reads as follows:
“The House
after hearing the deliberations,
noting that although major steps have been taken in recent years to combat tax evasion, tax avoidance continues to occur on a large scale;
considering that a race to the bottom when it comes to effective tax rates must be avoided at all times;
considering that the very rich still pay relatively less tax than others;
calls on the Government to internationally commit itself to a global tax on billionaires and to take the initiative together with one or more like-minded countries, for example by publishing a white paper,
and proceeds to the order of the day.”
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