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Dutch central bank president again calls for ending mortgage tax relief
Olaf Sleijpen, president of De Nederlandsche Bank, has again called for ending the Netherlands’ mortgage interest tax relief.
He spoke on Friday at an event at the University of Amsterdam.
The tax relief allows homeowners to deduct mortgage interest from their taxable income.
Sleijpen says it gives homeowners an advantage over renters.
He has also argued that it pushes up house prices.
He believes ending the relief is sensible even as the housing market cools.
The statements do not say whether the government plans to act or when any change might happen.
De Nederlandsche Bank president Olaf Sleijpen said it would be sensible to abolish the mortgage interest deduction, even as the housing market shows signs of cooling.
Sleijpen made the remarks on Friday at the Room for Discussion event at the University of Amsterdam.
He has argued that the deduction favours homeowners over renters.
He also says the deduction pushes up house prices.
- Who
- Olaf Sleijpen, president of De Nederlandsche Bank
- What
- Sleijpen said the mortgage interest deduction should be abolished.
- When
- Friday, 9 October 2026
- Where
- Room for Discussion at the University of Amsterdam
- Why
- He says the deduction favours homeowners over renters and pushes up house prices.
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- Speaker
- Olaf Sleijpen
- Position
- President of De Nederlandsche Bank
- Policy
- Abolition of the mortgage interest deduction
- Event location
- Room for Discussion, University of Amsterdam
- Date
- 9 October 2026
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