{
  "id": 6396576,
  "title": "Everyone’s tax bill is falling, except the top 10%: CBS",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/everyones-tax-bill-is-falling-except-the-top-10-cbs",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-09T07:34:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "DutchNews",
    "slug": "dutchnews",
    "url": "https://www.dutchnews.nl/2026/09/everyones-tax-bill-is-falling-except-the-top-10-cbs/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In the past decade, the share of income going towards income tax has declined for all income groups, except the top 10%, according to the CBS national statistics office. The top 10% pays 24.9% of their income in tax, while the lowest earners pay nothing. The average household paid 12.3% of its gross income in income tax and national insurance contributions in 2024, compared to 15.4% in 2011. These figures do not account for VAT, pension or unemployment insurance premiums.\n\nOn a household income of around €100,000, couples with two incomes pay significantly less than individuals and self-employed individuals. A couple with two salaries pays 11.9% in tax, compared to 19.4% for a couple with one salary and 22.5% for a single person. The self-employed group is the only one paying more than a decade ago, with tax increasing from 13.4% to 15.6%.\n\nEmployment tax credits have been substantially raised, particularly for lower incomes, leading to a levelling trend. However, whether income inequality has actually decreased cannot be determined from these figures alone, as other CBS data show it has remained roughly stable.",
  "summary": "The share of income going on income tax has fallen for all income groups over the past ten years, except...",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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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."
}