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Dutch Housing Corporations to Gain Full Exemption From Earnings-Stripping Limits

The government plans to exempt housing corporations from corporate interest-deduction restrictions from 2028, increasing their borrowing and investment capacity as the Netherlands seeks to accelerate homebuilding.
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