‘Fuel Tourism’ Explodes: Refueling Across the Border More Popular than Ever
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Paying for groceries across the border occurred significantly more often in the first half of this year. Dutch people debited about 117 million euros more at foreign supermarkets than in the same period last year, an increase of approximately 9 percent. This is according to research by De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB). We often think that this is cheaper, but that is not always the case.
Dutch motorists crossed the border significantly more often to refuel in the first half of 2026. Data on card payments from De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) show that the number of debit card transactions at Belgian and German petrol stations increased substantially, while the number of transactions domestically actually decreased.
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AMSTERDAM (ANP) - Dutch people clearly refueled more often at German and Belgian petrol stations in the first half of the year. Petrol station owners in the border regions had long complained about the loss of customers due to higher excise duties and VAT on fuels in the Netherlands. The Dutch Central Bank (DNB) has now...
Paying for groceries across the border occurred significantly more often in the first half of this year. Dutch people debited about 117 million euros more at foreign supermarkets than in the same period last year, an increase of approximately 9 percent. This is according to research by De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB).
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