On Thursday 14 May, the European Commission decided to refer the Netherlands to the Court of Justice of the EU because of its rules for taxing the transfers of pension capital by mobile workers.
Under EU law, mobile workers are able to accept jobs in Member States that allow full or partial lump-sum payments of pension benefits. 12 Member States currently allow pension benefits to be paid in the form of lump sums: Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,...