[pelorat]

The Netherlands have/had a tax-break for all expats, but it's going away (has gone away?) now.

Sadly even centrists are conservative now and destroying the country in the name of, what... preserving culture?

Examples: Attempts to limit the number of tourists. Limiting number of flights from Schiphol. A ban on building new hotels. Removal of the expat tax-break. Limiting the number of foreign student in the universities. Mandating that less university classes are thaught in English and the list goes on and on.

I mean who in their right mind would say yes to more skilled labor and cash inflow into the local economy. Surely no-one! :rolls-eyes:

[anonzzzies]

Well, all the populist comments here above (but definitely on reddit) where people make you believe everything is going to shit (I am Dutch and live in PT) seem to stir to pot enough to take populist (read: not working or possible even short term, but definitely not long term) decisions. NL shouldn't, nor should PT; the populist are a minority and the people who shout loud with the same 'ideas', don't 'want the tourists/foreigners/expats out'; they want more equality. That's fine, let's talk about that.

[mhogers]

The housing crisis in The Netherlands complicates the topic in my opinion. The influx of expats should be tied closer to the available housing supply.