🇬🇧 Dog tax in the Netherlands

If you, like me, love dogs and are considering moving to another country and getting your dog or acquiring one in your new home, be aware that some countries charge a fee to have a dog. Today I'm going to talk about one of them, the Netherlands. In some cities this tax is no longer charged. Below I list the provincial capitals of the country, the most populous city in each province when it is not the capital and the amount of the tax for owners of only one dog in each city in 2022. The values ​​are different for those with two or more dogs and for breeders. In 2023 these prices ​​can change. Cities that do not charge the tax in the list below are exempt from it regardless of how many dogs you have.

City	Province	Annual tax for owners of one dog
Groningen	Groningen	- It does not charge the tax.
Leeuwarden	Friesland	73.58 euros
Assen	Drenthe	- It does not charge the tax.
Zwolle	Overijssel	- It does not charge the tax.
Lelystad	Flevoland	46.56 euros
Arnhem	Gelderland	- It does not charge the tax.
Utrecht	Utrecht	86.04 euros
Haarlem	Noord-Holland	96.12 euros
Den Haag	Zuid-Holland	128.76 euros
Middelburg	Zeeland	83.35 euros
s-Hertogenbosch	Noord-Brabant	88.92 euros
Maastricht	Limburg	93.73 euros
Emmen	Drenthe	- It does not charge the tax.
Enschede	Overijssel	88.08 euros
Almere	Flevoland	- It does not charge the tax.
Nijmegen	Gelderland	122.28 euros
Amsterdam	Noord-Holland	- It does not charge the tax.
Rotterdam	Zuid-Holland	- It does not charge the tax.
Terneuzen	Zeeland	73.80 euros
Eindhoven	Noord-Brabant	82 euros

Some cities have specific areas where you can walk your dog off the leash - outside of these, a leash is mandatory. It is also mandatory to collect the faeces of the animal, among other rules. Violation of local regulations on the movement of dogs in public areas may result in a penalty.

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