Income tax in the Netherlands Income tax in the Netherlands Income tax in the Netherlands (personal, rather than corporate) is regulated by the "Wet inkomstenbelasting 2001" (Income Tax Law, 2001). The fiscal year is the same as the calendar year. Before April 1 citizens have to report their income from the previous year. The system integrates the income tax with fees paid for the general old age pension system (AOW), the pension system for partners of deceased people (), and the national insurance system for special medical care (). There are three categories of income, each with their own tax rates. They are referred to
History of taxation in the United Kingdom ), and increased up to a maximum of 2 shillings (10%) on incomes of over £200. Pitt hoped that the new income tax would raise £10 million, but actual receipts for 1799 totalled just over £6 million. Pitt's income tax was levied from 1799 to 1802, when it was abolished by Henry Addington during the Peace of Amiens. Addington had taken over as prime minister in 1801, after Pitt's resignation over Catholic Emancipation. The income tax was reintroduced by Addington in 1803 when hostilities recommenced, but it was again abolished in 1816, one year after the Battle of Waterloo. Addington's