Holi get-out-that-country suicide tax!!-----Netherlands plans 36% tax on unrealized gains

In the Netherlands, a 36% tax on unrealized gains on shares, bonds, ETFs and crypto is being considered - ← TaxRadar · Home Tax news

 

• So: if you buy at 100 and it goes to 200, you would have to pay 36 for every 100 of paper gain even if you don't sell. 
• If it later falls to 50 and you're forced to sell, you lose much more. 
• You can't let your portfolio grow without selling to pay the tax; future value is destroyed and private savings and private pensions are hit, increasing reliance on the state...