{
  "id": 12819420,
  "title": "Dutch tax authority abandons Microsoft cloud migration plans",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/dutch-tax-authority-abandons-microsoft-cloud-migration-plans",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-08T06:48:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Arabian Post",
    "slug": "arabian-post",
    "url": "https://thearabianpost.com/dutch-tax-authority-abandons-microsoft-cloud-migration-plans/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Netherlands’ Tax and Customs Administration has abandoned its planned migration to Microsoft 365 cloud services, opting instead for government-controlled servers and European open-source software following concerns over data security, digital sovereignty and dependence on foreign technology providers. State Secretary for Finance Eelco Eerenberg confirmed the policy reversal in a letter to…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}