NUTANIX ANNOUNCES SUPPORT

TOPIC: Nutanix Announces Support!

DATE: 9 July 2018

In a public statement, Nutanix has announced support for our efforts. See below for their released statement: 

Statement Nutanix Netherlands B.V - English. As an international company we are disappointed that the proposed reduction of the 30% tax ruling for expats does not include a grace period. This will directly impact individuals who have made important professional and personal decisions to move to the Netherlands based on the original commitment by the Dutch government. We respect the Dutch government’s right to change tax policies for both businesses and individuals but also believe it only reasonable that current recipients of this tax policy are not burdened by an unexpected change and request that the new policy is only effective moving forward and not retroactive. We seek to protect our highly skilled expat community, maintain trust in government, and to maintain the Netherlands’ positive reputation with the international business community.

On behalf of the UENL community, thank you, Nutanix, for your support!

UENL Political Update

TOPIC: Political Update

DATE: 3 July 2018

Dear All,

On July 2, our political outreach chair – on behalf of the UENL - attended a meeting at the Ministry of Finance regarding the proposed changes to the 30% ruling. By invitation only, this was the first of several meetings that will be held this week in discussion of this proposal.

For UENL, this meeting was an opportunity to express our concerns over the proposal – namely, the lack of transitional regulation. Here we strongly emphasized, yet again, the negative impact that this proposal will generate on the Dutch business community and – alongside this – used the UENL personal stories to share the real impact of this proposal on expats throughout the country.

In addition to UENL presence, attendees at the meeting were corporate stakeholders, unions, and expat associations.  All attendees unanimously agreed that, while the Government has the authority to make changes for the future, a transactional policy should be enacted just as it was in 2012 when the term limit was adjusted from 10 to 8 years. 

In addition, during this meeting, UENL learned that the questions raised on 31 May by the MPs (and directed to the State Secretary) are expected to be answered before summer recess. UENL will be sure to share more as soon as we know it.

Finally, last week we submitted an open letter to Menno Snel. This letter was written by Jessica Piotrowski (Communication Chair) and Engelbert Felberthann (Co-Founder, Corporate Chair) , with input and signature by the entire UENL council. The letter was shared at the meeting as another means to ensure that our message is clearly heard and to demonstrate that we have done our utmost to explore and engage every diplomatic opportunity. The original letter is written in Dutch, but we have made an English translation available as well.

There are more steps ahead in our journey. We will continue to keep you updated on our progress. In the meanwhile, please continue to share your stories with us. And, of course, please contact any members of the UENL council should you have any questions.

UPDATE FROM UENL COUNCIL MEETING

TOPIC: Updates from the UENL Council

DATE: 28 June

ACTION FOR YOU: Follow Action Points on Website

The UENL Council met on Tuesday night, and we wanted to share the main highlights from the meeting:

*Political
We have submitted an open letter to Menno Snel and the Finance Committee to share general updates, highlight more of YOUR personal stories, and ensure that our open dialogue continues. This letter will be published online in the coming days for you to review.

*Corporate
Work continues with many different companies here in the NL. Updates from the corporate space are a bit slower as these necessarily are often confidential in nature, but as we have official announcements, we will continue to share them here.

*Press
We are hoping for one or 2 stories during the summer recess period that highlight the personal side in more detail, and also ideally connect with an international audience. We are also considering increased placement of op-eds. If you have any suggested outlets, please do share this information with Jessica. Jessica can also assist you with an op-ed if you are considering to go this route. Also note that we are continuing to rely on the STORIES page of our website to help with sharing our side, so the more of these we have, the better.

*Planning
As a council, we have sketched out a detailed plan that highlights all of our next steps between now, Prinsjesdag, and beyond. This includes several different plans based on what we learn on Prinsjesdag. We will be sure to continue our practice of transparency with each step we take. And, we will be sure to notify you well in advance of any events that we organize.

*For You, For Now
As you wait, please do check out the Take Action section of our website where you can learn the many different things that you can do now to help aid our efforts.

Should you have any questions, of course, do not hesitate to contact any of the Council members.