
Confidence about positive outcome tax ruling investigation
On Wednesday 11 June 2014 the Dutch State Secretary for Finance, Mr. Eric Wiebes, sent a letter to the Dutch House of Representatives to confirm that the European Commission has decided to start a formal investigation procedure into possible state support in an APA (Advanced Pricing Agreement) with Starbucks Manufacturing EMEA BV.

Netherlands Ranks Third on Latest Competitiveness Report
The Netherlands ranks third overall on the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Europe 2020 Competitiveness Report. For outstanding use of information and communications technology The Netherlands has ranked even first.