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The M-word
[Real-Estate:Mortgage-Refinance] The Dutch tax system allows the mortgage interest to be offset against income tax. Home owners with high incomes see the major part of their mortgage subsidised for 52% by the government. From time to time politicians dare to discuss this “mortgage allowance” (“hypotheekrenteaftrek”). The use of the “m-word” however always leads to a public outcry.