The Dutch finance ministry has announced plans to make available to individuals from this summer a twittering service for enquiries to the country’s tax and customs administrations.
According to the finance ministry, from this summer entrepreneurs will be able to direct enquiries and queries to the Dutch tax administration via twitter, while holidaymakers will be able to gain relevant travel information from the customs department. This service will enable holidaymakers for example to more quickly ascertain from their holiday destination what they can and cannot take back into the Netherlands.
Dutch State Secretary for Finance Frans Weekers has launched two pilot schemes, operational from June 18 to September 28, to enable queries to be put to the country’s tax authorities in this way, the finance ministry revealed.
Championing the latest service, Weekers highlighted the fact that many entrepreneurs are now active in social media, and insisted that it is therefore logical for the tax office to be able to answer questions via twitter and entrepreneurial forums. The same is true for holidaymakers, who will be able to receive a swift response from a tweet or from a message on facebook, Weekers said.
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