On 27 November 2015, the Government of the Netherlands announced it will appeal the European Commission decision that the Netherlands granted selective tax advantages to Starbucks in violation of EU State aid rules ({News-2015-10-22/A/2- previous coverage}). --- The Netherlands stays committed to fight tax avoidance In October the European Commission has decided that the Netherlands provided State aid to Starbucks Manufacturing. The Commission decision is placed in the context of the fight against tax avoidance by multinationals. The government supports this fight, both in a European and OECD context. The Netherlands wants to make international agreements in order to counter...