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A petition against any additional taxes on beer received the support of over 20,000 people in just a few days. The petition was created last weekend after the Cabinet announced on Prinsjesdag that it intended to introduce a new fee in addition to the proposed changes to the excise tax system set to take effect on January 1. As a result, the tax increase could amount to more than 50 percent, claimed two organizations representing breweries in the Netherlands, Nederlandse Brouwers and CRAFT.