Climate
The Greenhouse: Has Jetten Forgotten His Own Remedy for High Energy Costs?
Climate reporter Jeroen Kraan notes that Dutch households pay significantly higher energy taxes than large industrial companies, a disparity that undermines conservation goals. Although former climate minister Rob Jetten introduced a separate lower tax bracket in 2022 to reduce costs for small consumers, the reduced rate was never implemented due to administrative complexities regarding block connections. Now leading a new cabinet, Jetten proposes merging the first two tax brackets again, arguing that the energy tax is not an instrument for targeted household support and that the previous structure was too complex for suppliers and the tax authority. This decision reverses earlier plans to lower bills using revenues from a private jet tax.
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