The Dutch finance ministry says it will fight a ruling ordering it to recover as much as €30m (£21.2m) in tax from Starbucks.
European competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager ordered the country to recover €20m-€30m in back taxes from the coffee chain, accusing it of benefiting from an illegal tax deal.
Starbucks has already said it would appeal against the EU's decision.
The finance ministry said it supports the fight against tax avoidance.
The Dutch government said it will appeal the ruling in order to get certainty on the case law. That case law is the basis for thousands of tax rulings it has already made.