Due to the uncertainty surrounding the collection of the second residence tax, De Panne wants to play it safe by introducing a personal tax. Because the second residence tax is regularly successfully challenged in court. Second-home owners find this unfair, because it is a tax that permanent residents do not have to pay.
The proposal for the introduction of personal income tax is on the agenda of the next municipal council. Knokke-Heist remains the only coastal municipality without additional personal tax.
You can hear the Pannenaar’s reactions in the news and the video accompanying this article.