Wijziging van de Gemeentewet, de Provinciewet en de Waterschapswet in verband met de verruiming van de bevoegdheid van de raad, provinciale staten en het algemeen bestuur om kwijtschelding van belastingen te verlenen

This Dutch bill amends the Municipalities Act, the Provinces Act and the Water Boards Act so that municipal councils, provincial states and water board general assemblies have a wider power to grant remission (kwijtschelding) of taxes. Remission means cancelling a tax debt that is owed, which local authorities could use in hardship or exceptional cases. The title indicates the aim is to extend the scope of this existing power. This summary is based on the title and metadata only, not the full legislative text. The change would mainly affect local and regional governments in the Netherlands, namely municipal councils, provincial states and water boards, and indirectly residents and businesses who owe local taxes. The exact conditions for the expanded power would be found in the full text of the bill.