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MPs begin debating four 2027 tax bills

The Tweede Kamer started work on 12 November on the Belastingplan 2027 package, which includes new tax rules for start-up share options and the abolition of two tax deductions, the stakingsaftrek and the meewerkaftrek.

Empty plenary hall of the Tweede Kamer
iIllustrative photo: Husky / CC BY 4.0

The Tweede Kamer took up the Belastingplan 2027 package of tax bills on Thursday 12 November, in its 24th sitting.

The package consists of the Belastingplan 2027 itself (bill 37022) and the Overige fiscale maatregelen 2027, the other tax measures for the year (37023). It also contains two more specific bills.

Jimmy Dijk
SP parliamentary leader · @jimmydijk

“The status quo is not enough. Parties that cooperate with it make a big mistake. The austerity policy creates a hard and individualistic society. This tax plan puts the bill with working people and people who have care responsibilities. Parties that support this dismantling do not stand on the side of the working class. People deserve progress and an affordable Netherlands. Join in:”

14 November 2026, 19:10Translated from DutchView original on X

Bill 37024, the Wet fiscale stimulering start-ups en scale-ups, covers how employee share options in start-ups and scale-ups are taxed. It also abolishes the stakingsaftrek and the meewerkaftrek, two tax deductions.

Bill 37025, the Wet veiligehavenregels Wet minimumbelasting 2024, amends the 2024 minimum tax act to bring in the internationally agreed safe-harbour rules from the Side-by-Side package. It also makes some other technical changes.

All 150 members of the chamber were present, and none had notified the chair of an absence. Prime Minister Rob Jetten and Finance Minister Heinen attended, as did State Secretary for Finance Eerenberg, Interior Minister Heerma, Climate and Green Growth Minister Van Veldhoven-van der Meer and Infrastructure State Secretary Bertram.

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