Cempaka Belanda: What changes in 2015? A round-up of new laws and taxes

"A Summary" – Apr 2, 2011 (Kryon channelled by Lee Carroll) (Subjects: Religion, Shift of Human Consciousness, 2012, Intelligent/Benevolent Design, EU, South America, 5 Currencies, Water Cycle (Heat up, Mini Ice Ace, Oceans, Fish, Earthquakes ..), Middle East, Internet, Israel, Dictators, Palestine, US, Japan (Quake/Tsunami Disasters , People, Society ...), Nuclear Power Revealed, Hydro Power, Geothermal Power, Moon, Financial Institutes (Recession, Realign integrity values ..) , China, North Korea, Global Unity,..... etc.) - (Text version)

"The Timing of the Great Shift" – Mar 21, 2009 (Kryon channelled by Lee Carroll) - (Text version)

“ … Here is another one. A change in what Human nature will allow for government. "Careful, Kryon, don't talk about politics. You'll get in trouble." I won't get in trouble. I'm going to tell you to watch for leadership that cares about you. "You mean politics is going to change?" It already has. It's beginning. Watch for it. You're going to see a total phase-out of old energy dictatorships eventually. The potential is that you're going to see that before 2013.
They're going to fall over, you know, because the energy of the population will not sustain an old energy leader ..."

"Update on Current Events" – Jul 23, 2011 (Kryon channelled by Lee Carroll) - (Subjects: The Humanization of God, Gaia, Shift of Human Consciousness, 2012, Benevolent Design, Financial Institutes (Recession, System to Change ...), Water Cycle (Heat up, Mini Ice Ace, Oceans, Fish, Earthquakes ..), Nuclear Power Revealed, Geothermal Power, Hydro Power, Drinking Water from Seawater, No need for Oil as Much, Middle East in Peace, Persia/Iran Uprising, Muhammad, Israel, DNA, Two Dictators to fall soon, Africa, China, (Old) Souls, Species to go, Whales to Humans, Global Unity,..... etc.)

"The Recalibration of Awareness – Apr 20/21, 2012 (Kryon channeled by Lee Carroll) (Subjects: Old Energy, Recalibration Lectures, God / Creator, Religions/Spiritual systems (Catholic Church, Priests/Nun’s, Worship, John Paul Pope, Women in the Church otherwise church will go, Current Pope won’t do it), Middle East, Jews, Governments will change (Internet, Media, Democracies, Dictators, North Korea, Nations voted at once), Integrity (Businesses, Tobacco Companies, Bankers/ Financial Institutes, Pharmaceutical company to collapse), Illuminati (Started in Greece, with Shipping, Financial markets, Stock markets, Pharmaceutical money (fund to build Africa, to develop)), Shift of Human Consciousness, (Old) Souls, Women, Masters to/already come back, Global Unity.... etc.) - (Text version)

“… The Shift in Human Nature

You're starting to see integrity change. Awareness recalibrates integrity, and the Human Being who would sit there and take advantage of another Human Being in an old energy would never do it in a new energy. The reason? It will become intuitive, so this is a shift in Human Nature as well, for in the past you have assumed that people take advantage of people first and integrity comes later. That's just ordinary Human nature.

In the past, Human nature expressed within governments worked like this: If you were stronger than the other one, you simply conquered them. If you were strong, it was an invitation to conquer. If you were weak, it was an invitation to be conquered. No one even thought about it. It was the way of things. The bigger you could have your armies, the better they would do when you sent them out to conquer. That's not how you think today. Did you notice?

Any country that thinks this way today will not survive, for humanity has discovered that the world goes far better by putting things together instead of tearing them apart. The new energy puts the weak and strong together in ways that make sense and that have integrity. Take a look at what happened to some of the businesses in this great land (USA). Up to 30 years ago, when you started realizing some of them didn't have integrity, you eliminated them. What happened to the tobacco companies when you realized they were knowingly addicting your children? Today, they still sell their products to less-aware countries, but that will also change.

What did you do a few years ago when you realized that your bankers were actually selling you homes that they knew you couldn't pay for later? They were walking away, smiling greedily, not thinking about the heartbreak that was to follow when a life's dream would be lost. Dear American, you are in a recession. However, this is like when you prune a tree and cut back the branches. When the tree grows back, you've got control and the branches will grow bigger and stronger than they were before, without the greed factor. Then, if you don't like the way it grows back, you'll prune it again! I tell you this because awareness is now in control of big money. It's right before your eyes, what you're doing. But fear often rules. …”

Thursday, January 1, 2015

What changes in 2015? A round-up of new laws and taxes

DutchNews.nl, January 1, 2015

As every year, a string of changes to taxes, employment law, housing and other laws come into effect on January 1. Most were announced in the September budget or were scheduled in previous years.

Here is a round-up of the main changes.

Work

The minimum wage goes up by €10 a month to €1,502 for an adult.

Temporary workers must be offered a permanent contract after two temporary contracts rather than three. The ‘rest’ period in between temporary contracts which don’t lead to a permanent job goes up from three to six months.

People working in the public sector will no longer able to earn more than a minister – some €178,000 including pension contributions and expenses. The ceiling will not apply to the housing healthcare sectors until 2016.

Entrepreneurs from outside the EU will be able to get a temporary one-year residency permit to launch a start-up.

Income tax is going up 0.25 percentage point to 36.5% over the first tax band (up to €19,822). The second tax band is being expanded from €56,531 to €57,585.

New fathers will be able to take three days unpaid leave as well as the traditional two paid days.

Personal finance

The temporary ruling allowing parents to give €100,000 tax free to their children to buy a home has been scrapped. From this year, the limit on tax free gifts is €52,572.

Tax on tobacco is going up, adding 9 cents to the price of a packet of cigarettes. Road and petrol taxes will also increase marginally.

The official state retirement age goes up by one month to 65 years three months.

Pensioners will no longer get extra benefits if they have a partner who is not yet retired.

People earning over €20,000 face an extra tax payment averaging around €150 this year because changes to the tax system were not implemented in 2014.

Housing

Maximum mortgages have been reduced from 104% to 103% of the value of the property. The national mortgage guarantee scheme is being cut as well.

The rental ceiling on rent-controlled property goes up from €699 to €710 and people will not be able sign a new social housing contract if they earn more than €34,991 a year.

Transport

Only fully electric company cars will now qualify for low income tax charge of 4%.

The tax break on company bikes provided by employers is being scrapped.

Train and public transport travel will become more expensive. Train fares are rising by 2%.

Other

Student grants will be abolished from the coming academic year for new students.

Local councils take over responsibility for youth social care and long-term care services from the state.

People have to pay the first €375 of their heathcare costs, a rise of €15 on 2014. Help with paying healthcare insurance premiums for those on low incomes is being cut.

The chipknip – a Dutch-developed electronic purse system – will no longer operate. The home copying tax on computers, laptops, smartphones and e-readers is being cut by 30%. The tax on a smart phone will now be €3.50.

Sources: Nos, ANP, Volkskrant