There will probably be two successors for State Secretary Menno Snel, who was responsible for the tax authorities. The problems within the Tax Authorities are so great that two ministers are needed, sources report to NOS.
The coalition parties must first discuss whether it is possible to appoint two state secretaries. That consultation will take place on Monday.
The Tax and Customs Administration has been under pressure for some time, the latest development being the allowance in which parents were wrongly accused of fraud with childcare allowance. There may be thousands of victims. As a result of this affair, State Secretary Snel resigned last month.
Finance Minister Wopke Hoekstra made Saturday It is already known that the Tax Authorities will be divided into three sections following the allowance affair. Each section receives its own Director General. The entire organization currently has one, Jaap Uijlenbroek. He will resign from his position and become special advisor to the General Administrative Service.
Changes are also being made within the work culture. For example, there will be two independent personnel counselors, to whom employees can report abuses within the organization. The pair will be appointed later this month.
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