AMSTERDAM: The Dutch government said it will cut up to 5,000 jobs at its tax authority, almost a fifth of total staff, in a multi-year reorganisation that will see more tax inspections carried out automatically by computer.
The tax service has been severely criticised in recent years for multiple serious failures – tax obligations have been frequently miscalculated and many rebates awarded in error, forcing inspectors to carry out unpopular mass clawbacks.
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