This statistic shows the share of people in favor of abolishing dividend tax in the Netherlands in 2017 and 2018. The dividend tax rate is the total amount of the expected dividend payments from an investment, fund or portfolio expressed on an annualized basis plus any additional non-recurring dividends that may be received during that period. At the end of 2017, the Dutch government announced it wanted to abolish this tax rate, so as to make the Netherlands more attractive for foreign companies. This sparked a national debate.
Between November 2017 and August 2018, the share of respondents in favor of abolishing dividend tax in the Netherlands continuously declined. Participants supporting the government plans to abolish taxation of dividend were never more than one-quarter of the total. In August 2018, only 15 percent of the respondents said to be in favor of abolishing dividend tax. As of May 2018, the corporate dividend tax rate in the Netherlands reached 15 percent.
Share of people in favor of abolishing dividend tax in the Netherlands in 2017 and 2018*
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Share of people in favor of abolishing dividend tax in the Netherlands in 2017 and 2018*
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November 5, 2017, April 29, 2018 and August 19, 2018
Number of respondents
3,000+
Method of interview
Online panel
Supplementary notes
* The source does not provide information on the original wording used during the survey. Thus, the wording chosen for this statistic may differ slightly from the one in the survey.
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Peil.nl. (August 19, 2018). Share of people in favor of abolishing dividend tax in the Netherlands in 2017 and 2018* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 21, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/909456/share-of-people-in-favor-of-abolishing-dividend-tax-in-the-netherlands/
Peil.nl. "Share of people in favor of abolishing dividend tax in the Netherlands in 2017 and 2018*." Chart. August 19, 2018. Statista. Accessed January 21, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/909456/share-of-people-in-favor-of-abolishing-dividend-tax-in-the-netherlands/
Peil.nl. (2018). Share of people in favor of abolishing dividend tax in the Netherlands in 2017 and 2018*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 21, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/909456/share-of-people-in-favor-of-abolishing-dividend-tax-in-the-netherlands/
Peil.nl. "Share of People in Favor of Abolishing Dividend Tax in The Netherlands in 2017 and 2018*." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Aug 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/909456/share-of-people-in-favor-of-abolishing-dividend-tax-in-the-netherlands/
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