“Again overcharged for property tax ‘- Telegraaf.nl

THE HAGUE –

Homeowners pay this year an average of 2.45 percent in property tax (property tax) than last year. According Vereniging Eigen Huis (VEH) is significantly more than the increase of 1.57 percent that agreed with the municipal government. Also, it is much more than the expected inflation of 0.9 percent this year, said Tuesday VEH

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Custom House argues that municipalities for five consecutive years collectively exceed the agreements on the maximum property tax increase. This they could do with impunity because overruns for individual municipalities have no adverse consequences.

The important club asks the government therefore ,, to take enforcement action ” to protect homeowners against excessive increases in property tax.

Homeowners Association examined in all municipalities develop municipal housing costs which consist of property tax, sewerage charges and waste charges.

the property tax increases this year, the most in the Limburg municipality of Meerssen. Homeowners pay on average 421 euros. That is 115 euros (37 percent) more than last year.

Also in the Gelderland Duiven, the property tax by nearly 28 percent considerably up and pays a homeowner an average of 319 euros. This is almost 70 euros more than in 2015. Number three is Kampen on the list with an increase of nearly 17 percent. Average pay a homeowner here 262 euros of property tax, an increase of 37 euros. But because in Duiven the waste disposal and sewage charges was reduced significantly in Kampen, the final housing costs increase in the property tax-toppers is limited to a few euros.

Rural exceed the total housing costs (property tax, sewage and waste disposal) for homeowners from 734 to 745 euros, an increase of 1.46 percent

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