The Netherlands plans to sign a ‘considerable number’ of treaties with tax havens to ensure better exchange of information, Robert van der Have, head of bilateral tax treaties at the finance ministry, tells the Financieele Dagblad today.

The Netherlands has already signed treaties with the Isle of Man and Jersey and is currently in talks with the island of Guernsey. ‘We have begun with the closest tax havens, in the end we want to have similar deals with a lot of other places,’ he told the paper.
Van der Have said he expected few problems signing treaties with places which fall under British jurisitiction, such as Bermuda, the Virgin Islands and the Cayman Islands.
The treaties mean the Netherlands can ask for information about companies and private individuals they believe are taking advantage of low-tax countries. ‘The treaty cuts through any bank secrecy laws in the signatory countries,’ Van der Have said.