Traditionally, the Dutch government announces its tax plans on Prince's Day (Prinsjesdag). In 2023, this holiday will be celebrated on September 19. Tax changes to a greater or lesser extent affect all residents of the Netherlands, but in this news we will only tell you what awaits car owners.
The following changes are planned:
Concessions for car owners with foreign plates
Owners of foreign cars regularly used in the Netherlands are required to register them in the national transport register (Kentekenregister) and pay motor tax (motorrijtuigenbelasting - MRB). In 2014, penalties for violating this rule were tightened. Now the government has decided that some owners of foreign vehicles do not know about this rule, and has decided to somewhat weaken the responsibility. How exactly the punishments will change, we will find out in Prinsjesdag.
Owners of cars with a suspended license plate will have to pay tax
According to the rules, if the owner of a vehicle with a suspended license plate uses it on public roads, he is required to pay MRB. However, there is an exception to the rule: driving on public roads for a test drive associated with a general periodic inspection (Algemene Periodieke Keuring - APK, this is an analogue of the usual technical inspection) was not considered using public roads. This was used by unscrupulous vehicle owners to avoid paying MRB. Now there will be a change in the rules and travel on public roads will not be counted only on the day of the APK.
Owners of converted cars will have to pay extra
Under the MRB Act 1994, if the purpose of the vehicle changes, the rate of this tax also changes. Most often, owners purchase a cargo van, which has lower taxes, and convert it into a passenger car. There was ambiguity in the law, and the owners of the converted vehicles avoided responsibility, declaring that they were not the ones who made the modifications, they say, they purchased the vehicle already in this condition. Now they will make a change that will place full responsibility on the current owner of the vehicle.
About other changes expected from the government at Prinsjesdag, read our article.
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Publication Date: 07.09.2023
