Realistische Optimist schreef op 22 september 2023 13:05:
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Shares in Dutch lenders fell on Friday after lawmakers approved a higher tax on banks, making the Netherlands the latest European country to target the sector.
Shares in ING, the country’s biggest bank by assets, dropped 5 per cent in early trading, while those of rival ABN Amro fell 4 per cent.
A majority of Dutch lawmakers late on Thursday night voted in favour of a raft of tax proposals to help fund an increase in minimum wage and childcare support in 2024.
One of the measures was a 70 per cent increase in the country’s bank levy, which would bring in about €850mn a year. A separate new tax on share buybacks was expected to bring in an additional €1.2bn.
Italy’s banks suffered steep share price drops last month when the government proposed a new tax on its lenders, following similar moves made by governments in Spain, Hungary, the Czech Republic and Lithuania over the past year.
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