Netherlands’ Expat Tax Reprieve Brings ‘More Confusion’ (1)

Some expatriates working in the Netherlands will get a reprieve from the sudden tax hit they were bracing for, but the scope of the relief probably won’t go as far as many had hoped.

“We’re not thrilled about it,” said Jessica Piotrowski, a spokeswoman for United Expats of the Netherlands, a group lobbying against cuts to the expat tax benefit. “It’s a step in the right direction, but they’re not honoring their commitment to everyone.”

The government is trying to soften a proposal that would have trimmed a popular tax break letting highly skilled foreign workers receive 30 percent of ...