Water board tax higher next year

Everyone with a home worth more than €250.000 will pay an average of €0,75 per month more tax for the water boards in the coming year. This is apparent from an initial forecast by the Union of Water Boards. The reason? The water boards have to invest more and more as a result of greater challenges.

Based on an initial forecast, it is expected that families in the Netherlands with a home worth more than €250.000 will pay an average of €2021 more to the water boards in 9 than this year. It is an increase of more than 1%. This brings the average amount for the Netherlands to €355. The Union of Water Boards states that this does not only concern families with their own home, but also other types of households and (agricultural) businesses.

'More challenges'
The fact that the rates are again showing an increase is due to the increasing number of challenges for the water boards, according to the Union of Water Boards. "As a result, we have to invest more and more, currently it is even more than €1,7 billion per year," says Toine Poppelaars, portfolio holder for Finance on the board of the Union of Water Boards. "All these investments are necessary, among other things, to stimulate hydraulic engineering and to solve problems with drought.

The boards of the 21 water boards will decide on the final amounts in the coming weeks. Each region differs when these decisions are made. It is expected that most attacks will be sent around March 1, 2021.

Kimberly Baker

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