2023-06-25 07:08:49
Rents are rising and fuel is becoming more expensive once more. At the same time, minimum wages and benefits are also going up. What else will change on July 1? NU.nl lists it.
A seemingly innocent new directive will raise quite a few eyebrows. From 1 July, catering establishments, petrol stations and shops may no longer sell food and drinks in (partly) plastic packaging without charging a surcharge. This is done to reduce the single use of plastic.
In theory, people can bring their own cup or container to have it filled. Then no surcharge applies. But for products in the supermarket and McDonald’s, for example, that is not an option. Instead, there will be surcharges on the products or a deposit will be charged. The new directive comes two years following the ban on plastic straws and cutlery.
Refueling is getting more expensive once more
Where it was good news last year that the excise duty on fuel was reduced once and the reversal of it was even postponed once more, we really have to believe it now. The excise duty will largely increase once more from 1 July. For a liter of petrol including VAT, this amounts to an extra 16.7 cents UnitedConsumers calculated. For diesel, that is rounded off at 12 cents.
Formally, this increase will take effect on July 1, but filling station owners would be crazy not to raise prices a little earlier. In this way they benefit from the undoubtedly masses of fossil riders who fill up the tank just before the increase. The last part of the excise duty reduction may go off the table as of 1 January 2024.
Less for online gambling
Since online gambling has been legalized, both the market and the amount of have exploded. In order to protect vulnerable groups in particular, there will be a ban on untargeted for online gambling as of 1 July.
The ban is still limited. In the first instance, may no longer be made via radio and TV commercials and billboards on the street. But that is still allowed online, under certain conditions. And sports sponsorship will also be spared for the time being.
Rents go up
Those who have a social rental home will pay a maximum of 3.1 percent more rent from next month. Those who pay a low rent or have a high income may receive a larger increase.
Many corporations have indicated that they will probably not raise rents to the maximum. On average, the increase remains ‘limited’ to 2.4 percent. With a rent of 500 euros, it means that you pay 12 euros more. For households with a high rent and a low income, the rent will be reduced once to support them because of the high inflation.
Higher minimum wage and benefits
The minimum wage is slightly higher from July. Now that is still gross 1,934.40 euros per month if you work full-time, but from next month that will increase to 1,995 euros. Youth wages are also rising, as are benefits. This includes social assistance, WW, AOW, Wajong, Sickness Benefits Act and WIA.
Child benefit down due to cheaper energy
Parents will receive less child benefit from the coming quarter. The amounts go down between 8 and 11.50 euros per quarter. This is because life has become less expensive in recent months, according to the cabinet, mainly due to the lower energy bill.
New pension system following years of debate
The new pension system, which has been discussed for years, will come into effect at the beginning of next month. The most important change is that everyone builds up their own pension pot, so that your pension will soon be more closely related to what you invest during your working life.
Those who have already retired will still receive the same benefit next month. However, it is possible that you will receive an increase or decrease in the more distant future due to the new rules.
Stricter supervision of rogue landlords
The Good Landlords Act will also come into effect on 1 July. This gives municipalities the opportunity to intervene if landlords misbehave. You can think of extremely high rents or cases of discrimination or intimidation.
Municipalities must set up a reporting point. In addition, they must enforce if landlords misbehave. There is also the option to introduce a licensing system. The rules do not only apply to private landlords, but also to housing associations and intermediaries.
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