Netherlands' Prime Minister Mark Rutte (R) talks with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (not pictured) during their meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China April 12, 2018. Naohiko Hatta/Pool via REUTERS
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte was summoned to parliament on Wednesday to explain how the government decided to get rid of a tax opposed by big businesses, after the overnight release of confidential memos describing lobbying by Unilever and Shell.
The opposition has criticised last year's move to scrap a 15 percent tax on dividends paid by multinational businesses.
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