In response to a request of the European Commission of 2 May 2013, the State Secretary for Finance, by Letter DB/2013/231M of 21 May 2013, announced that the Netherlands from 1 January 2016 will terminate its selective tax exemption for public companies.

Consequently, all direct and indirect public companies, which partially carry out economic activities, from 1 January 2016 will become subject to tax.