In May last year, the Dutch government’s Outline Agreement announced that the gambling tax (KSB) would be increased from 30.5% to 37.8%. Ultimately, it was decided to increase the KSB in two steps: from 30.5% to 34.2% on January 1, 2025, and then to 37.8% on January 1, 2026. This means that, from 2026, the Netherlands will have the highest gambling tax rate in Europe (except for Austria, for online gambling). In this article, I explain why this tax increase is problematic and what consequences it will have for the gambling sector, players, and the government.
Our colleague Niels Meloen published an article on this. Click here to read (Dutch only).