Automobile
Sky-High Gas Prices Drive Dutch Drivers to Cross the Border: Belgium Gains Revenue While The Hague Treasury Loses Hundreds of Millions
Record-high fuel prices are prompting Dutch motorists to increasingly cross into Belgium and Germany for cheaper gas, resulting in hundreds of millions of euros in lost tax revenue for the Netherlands. Although the government has significantly lowered its expected excise duty income from this trend, it anticipates no significant financial pain for the national treasury.
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