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Reduced paperwork for businesses selling bottled drinking water
Official title: Wetsvoorstel tot wijziging van diverse bepalingen met het oog op de vereenvoudiging van de fiscale formaliteiten voor water met behoud van de verpakkingsheffing.
Status: Parliament is still discussing this proposal, for example in a committee or while waiting for advice. (parliament: ‘Pending in the Chamber’)
In plain language
- Plain drinking water will no longer be treated as an excise product, removing heavy licensing and tracking requirements for businesses.
- The packaging levy remains in place, but companies will now settle it through a simpler quarterly declaration.
- For everyday consumers, this change will not affect retail prices or the availability of bottled water.
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How parliament voted
Parliament has not voted on this proposal yet.