Dutch municipalities are increasingly leaning on tourist taxes to fund local budgets, according to recent figures.
In Amsterdam, the levy on overnight visitors now accounts for a quarter of the municipality’s entire revenue from local taxes.
Calls for a national ceiling
The growing reliance on accommodation levies has prompted pushback from the hospitality sector.
Industry organisation Koninklijke Horeca Nederland (KHN) is calling for a nationwide upper limit on taxes charged for overnight stays.
Specific details on how such a cap would be structured or how local authorities have responded were not provided in the initial briefing.
