‘Mister BIK’ Hans Vijlbrief: ‘This is more sensible than lowering the profit tax’ | AD Works

Now and then Hans Vijlbrief grimaces. And no, not because the State Secretary of Finance is weighed down by the ongoing problems at the Tax and Customs Administration, he laughs. And certainly not because on behalf of the cabinet he has to defend the most controversial part of the Budget Memorandum, namely the BIK, or the Job-related Investment Discount. “I hope I don’t look too exasperated,” he apologizes.

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