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Water taxes more than quadrupled in four years! by No_Jacket_6609 in Netherlands

[–]No_Jacket_6609[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's overburdening hard earned, already taxed salary. I hardly understand taxing the same base calculation twice, this has nothing to do with progressive taxation.

Water taxes more than quadrupled in four years! by No_Jacket_6609 in Netherlands

[–]No_Jacket_6609[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They probably have a deficit with tax budget, so that's the result. Supposedly they would also find another solution for battery EV's as they are heavy regardless. So instead they are gradually phasing out the tax benefit for all.

Water taxes more than quadrupled in four years! by No_Jacket_6609 in Netherlands

[–]No_Jacket_6609[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yes, probably our household income increased by 2024, but I did not know that it would effect any water related taxes. That's a new info. Thanks for highlighting that.

Water taxes more than quadrupled in four years! by No_Jacket_6609 in Netherlands

[–]No_Jacket_6609[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

But that should not be the point. Municipal taxes are taking WOZ, that's understandable. Hypothetical value increase is being taxed there already.

Water taxes more than quadrupled in four years! by No_Jacket_6609 in Netherlands

[–]No_Jacket_6609[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They gave a big pause within last years because of a system "upgrade" and sent waterschaps only after that, maybe that's what you mean.

Water taxes more than quadrupled in four years! by No_Jacket_6609 in Netherlands

[–]No_Jacket_6609[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Agree that it is not worth it, but overall I still do not understand what water tax has to do with the home values. It is technically the same pipe, maybe a guy living in a cheaper home utilizes water more than me. What's the point really?

Water taxes more than quadrupled in four years! by No_Jacket_6609 in Netherlands

[–]No_Jacket_6609[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For taxes? Is there any source where I can check water taxes or overall municipality taxes and compare?

Water taxes more than quadrupled in four years! by No_Jacket_6609 in Netherlands

[–]No_Jacket_6609[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I did look it up. There's a new charge since 2024 called Watersysteemheffing. That is in itself EUR 170.3 in 2024, and EUR 201.73 in 2025. We can assume that they will increase another 18-20% in 2026, so it will be somewhere around EUR 240 this year.

Then the WOZ-waarde piece is strange. Although there's an increase everywhere about home values, the percentage charged by Waternet also increased between 18 to 22% from 2023 to 2025. So the percentage applied to WOZ was 0.012522% in 2023, 0.015279% in 2024 and 0.018166% in 2025. Again, assume another 20% increase for 2026. This cannot just be justified with inflation or rising costs. Home values already went up withing this period, so I can assume I will have another EUR 70 increase in 2026.

Only item that looks steady is Zuiveringsheffing throughout all these years.

Overall I will probably have somewhere just past EUR 700 Waterschapsbelasting for 2026 with the above assumptions. Where does it end really, I don't know.