Dutch childcare benefits scandal
The Dutch childcare benefits scandal is a political scandal in the Netherlands concerning false allegations of fraud made by the Tax and Customs Administration (Belastingdienst) while attempting to regulate the distribution of childcare benefits, that led to the collective resignation of the government in early 2021.
The typical red-and-white envelopes used by the Benefits department of the Tax and Customs Administration
Henk Kamp
Frans Weekers
Alexandra van Huffelen
Tax and Customs Administration
The Tax and Customs Administration is the tax collection and customs service of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is part of the Ministry of Finance and is responsible for levying and collecting taxes in the Netherlands.
Tax and Customs Administration building, Amsterdam
A Dutch Customs Agency Volkswagen Golf patrol car
Customs vessel Grote Stern in the Port of Rotterdam in 2015
Walther P99Q NL (H3) police duty pistol introduced in 2013