Dutch finance minister attributes higher lottery payments to increased net revenue
The Dutch finance ministry said Nederlandse Loterij’s higher-than-budgeted payments to the state and beneficiaries in 2024 reflected increased net revenue, including from the New Year’s draw and an expanded product portfolio. The finance committee had asked Minister Eelco Heinen to explain the increase; the ministry also cited cost control and partial mitigation of higher gambling tax and a tobacco-sales ban in supermarkets.
The explanation links lottery proceeds to revenue, costs and tax changes, informing scrutiny of state-owned gambling income.