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May 28, 2012
Taxation
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Löfven presents his ‘shadow government’
Politics: 24 Feb 12
New Social Democrat leader Stefan Löfven on Thursday presented the team he calls his new “shadow government”, featuring both new and old names.
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Riksdag wants to halt Eritrean exile taxes
Politics: 24 Feb 12
The majority of the Riksdag is against Eritrea collecting taxes from exiled citizens and MPs say that if current Swedish law is not enough to stop it, rules need to be tightened.
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AstraZeneca job cuts hit Södertälje hard
Business & Money: 2 Feb 12
Anglo-Swedish pharmaceuticals giant AstraZeneca is closing its research facilities in Södertälje, south of Stockholm, as part of a major restructuring, resulting in the loss of more than 1,000 Swedish jobs.
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Swedes shun tax havens in favour of amnesty
Business & Money: 28 Dec 11
A voluntary amnesty for Swedes with assets hidden in tax havens is paying dividends, according to Swedish tax authorities, who report that the amnesty had brought in close to a billion kronor in new tax revenue in 2010.
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Sweden slams EU budget proposal
Politics: 30 Jun 11
EU's budget proposal has been heavily criticised by Sweden, with one MP calling it "the most provocative budget in EU history".
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'Abolish Sweden's monarchy': Juholt
Politics: 11 Apr 11
Newly installed Social Democratic party leader Håkan Juholt thinks Sweden's monarchy should be abolished and that the country's wealth tax should be reinstated.
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Palme's political legacy 'put Sweden on the map'
Analysis & Opinion: 28 Feb 11
As the 25th anniversary of Olof Palme’s murder is remembered The Local’s Karen Holst explores the political legacy left by the man who delivered Sweden from obscurity and into the globalising world.
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Palme conspiracy theories refuse to die
Analysis & Opinion: 28 Feb 11
Like many other high-profile murders, the killing of Olof Palme has spawned more than it's fair share of conspiracy theories, The Local's Geoff Mortimore discovers.
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Sweden's TV licence system under review
Science & Technology: 22 Feb 11
The system of TV licensing to fund Swedish public TV and radio broadcasting could be discontinued after 2013, after a majority of members of parliament expressed support for a new model.
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Swedish TV licence fees contribute to better society
Society: 13 Jan 11
Sweden's television and radio licence fee system may appear confusing to new arrivals to the country, especially to those who come from countries that collect revenue for public broadcasting through taxation.
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Billions more needed to rid housing shortage
National: 27 Oct 10
A national government agency has estimated that another 19 billion kronor ($2.81 billion) are needed to "build away" Sweden's housing shortage every year.
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Economy trumps welfare worries in tight Swedish election
Analysis & Opinion: 21 Sep 10
With the final results hinging on a few thousand advance ballots, the 2010 elections marked a major shift in Swedish politics, while at the same time showing the power of a strong economy, writes contributor Roger Choate.
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Introducing the Greens
Analysis & Opinion: 8 Sep 10
Here's a look at the Green Party, bidding to assume power within the centre-left Red-Green coalition and become Sweden's third largest party.
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Borg warns against new EU bank tax
Business & Money: 7 Sep 10
Sweden has slammed what is sees as a 'detrimental' proposal for higher taxes on banks in Europe, cautioning on Tuesday that institutions would simply relocate to avoid the charges.
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Red-Greens split over revamped wealth tax
Politics: 28 Aug 10
Sweden's three-party Red-Green opposition remains split on how best to reintroduce a wealth tax system if the government is defeated in next month's election.
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Alliance touts tax cuts in election manifesto
Politics: 26 Aug 10
The ruling Alliance coalition has promised its fifth in-work tax credit if it wins the election next month, it promised as it rolled out its manifesto on Thursday.
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Red-Greens agree on property tax changes
Politics: 18 Aug 10
The centre-left coalition has announced an agreement over property taxes, claiming that only one percent of Sweden's house owners will see their taxes climb if the Red-Greens win the election.
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Swedish seniors set to vote in droves
Politics: 13 Aug 10
Almost all Swedish people aged 55-85-years-old plan to make the effort to vote in the September 19th general elections, a new survey shows.
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Swedes pay less tax than the Danes
Business & Money: 29 Jun 10
Danes pay the highest level of tax in the EU, measured as a tax-to-GDP ratio, pushing Sweden into second place with a a tax take of 47.1 percent, new statistics show.
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Habo 'best place to live in Sweden'
National: 28 May 10
Habo in Västergötland in southern Sweden is the best place in Sweden to live, according to a ranking by Fokus magazine.
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Voter support split evenly between coalitions: poll
Politics: 12 May 10
Sweden's ruling centre-right coalition has registered its strongest support since 2006 in a new poll, and is now in a statistical dead heat with the Red-Green opposition.
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Reinfeldt warns of opposition tax hikes
Politics: 4 May 10
Sweden's Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt claims that the shadow budget presented by the left-green coalition on Monday hikes taxes for three million people and is devastating for Swedish business.
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Opposition outlines change in shadow budget
Politics: 3 May 10
The left-green opposition promised a 'new direction' in Swedish politics when presenting its budget proposal on Monday, including defence cuts, a new wealth tax, and a cut in payroll taxes for small business.
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Chinese pop star in Reinfeldt tax plea
Society: 28 Apr 10
Chinese superstar pop singer Wei Wei has appealed to Sweden's Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt to intervene to settle a dispute with the Swedish tax authorities, which she claims have recently begun seizing her assets.
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Government promises tax cut for pensioners
Politics: 28 Mar 10
Sweden's centre-right government has indicated it will include tax cuts for pensioners to the tune of five billion kronor ($688 million) in its impending spring budget.
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Sweden a tax haven for investors
Analysis & Opinion: 26 Mar 10
By using an investment vehicle known as kapitalförsäkring, residents of Sweden can essentially avoid capital gains taxes from equity investments, writes hobby investor Joel Molin.
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'Every wasted krona amounts to theft'
Analysis & Opinion: 18 Mar 10
Recognizing frustration among a heavily taxed electorate, the Swedish Taxpayers Association has joined hands with the free-market think tank Timbro to appoint a special ombudsman to which citizens can report wasteful government spending.
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'Sweden is a tax paradise': Ikea adviser
Business & Money: 1 Mar 10
A leading figure behind both Ikea and Tetra Pak's decisions to move their headquarter beyond Sweden's borders has said Sweden is making major strides on the road to becoming a more business-friendly nation.
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'Don't force mothers to stay at home'
Analysis & Opinion: 25 Feb 10
The European Commission's proposed new directive on maternity leave is well-meaning but fatally flawed, argues Minister for EU Affairs Birgitta Ohlsson.
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Swedish church losing 1 million members by 2020
National: 10 Jan 10
The Church of Sweden says it will lose 1 million members within 10 years.
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Sweden's political pirates signal internet's election power
Analysis & Opinion: 9 Jun 09
If tech-savvy campaigning helped power Barack Obama to the White House, the election of Sweden's Pirate Party in Europe signals that internet and related privacy issues are political drivers for young voters, writes AFP's Marc Preel
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'High taxes do not equate to an effective welfare state'
Analysis & Opinion: 25 May 09
Sweden's high tax regime is counterproductive: rather than focusing on the improvement of core services, it has led to a bloated bureaucracy and an inefficient welfare state, argue Nima Sanandaji and Robert Gidehag of the Swedish Taxpayers Association.
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Swedish taxman chases webcam strippers
Business & Money: 8 Apr 09
The Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) doesn't mind if you bare it all online so long as you pay your dues. Skatteverket is now on the hunt for internet strippers who fail to report their income.
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High court ruling could hit Sweden's tax revenues
Business & Money: 13 Mar 09
A corporate taxation ruling by Sweden's Supreme Administrative Court could lead to the Swedish state missing out on billions of kronor in tax revenues.
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Birthplace matters in Swedish job market
Analysis & Opinion: 12 Mar 09
Foreign-born graduates of Swedish universities suffer discrimination in the Swedish labour market and are often under-paid and over-qualified, a new report shows. Action is demanded to meet the challenges of an ageing workforce.
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'Taxes still too high in Sweden'
Analysis & Opinion: 3 Mar 09
Sweden's government needs to continue lowering taxes if the country is to get to grips with excessive public spending and an eroding work ethic, argues Nima Sanandaji.
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Are Swedish taxes too high?
Analysis & Opinion: 3 Dec 08
Every week we ask a panel of readers for their views on a particular topic relating to life in Sweden. This week, we wonder whether Swedish taxes rock the panelists’ cradle or have them wishing for an early grave.
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Sweden second in global tax league
Politics: 15 Oct 08
Sweden has maintained its position as the country with the second highest tax burden in the world, according to the OECD.
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Abba's Björn beats the taxman
Society: 14 Oct 08
ABBA star Björn Ulvaeus has emerged victorious from a protracted battle with the Swedish Tax Agency over alleged tax evasion.
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Criticism and praise for 2009 Swedish budget
Politics: 22 Sep 08
The political opposition took aim at the Swedish government’s new budget proposal on Monday, while the document received mix reviews from labour and other organizations.
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Swedish prostitutes want to pay taxes
Society: 8 Sep 08
More and more prostitutes in Sweden want to pay taxes in order to receive the social welfare benefits that come with doing so.
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Government proposes tax cuts for pensioners
Politics: 3 Sep 08
Sweden’s government on Wednesday put forward a fresh proposal to cut lower for pensioners.
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Government lets down small businesses
Business & Money: 13 Jun 08
A new poll reveals that small businesses feel let down by the government’s lack of support.
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Victory for Sweden in EU beer row
Business & Money: 8 Apr 08
A European court has ruled that differences in taxes levied by Sweden on beer and wine don’t conflict with EU-regulations.
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Christian Democrat: 'ditch the property tax system'
Politics: 28 Mar 08
Christian Democratic member of parliament and chair of the Finance Committee Stefan Attefall has urged the government to stop charging interest for delayed tax payments on real estate sale profits.
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'Move abroad to escape new house tax'
National: 6 Nov 07
People who move from Sweden to another EU country will escape paying interest on any profit deriving from the sale of a home in Sweden.
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Strip club owners detained for tax evasion
National: 1 Nov 07
The proprietors of four Stockholm strip clubs have been taken into custody for alleged tax-related offences.
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Massive tax bill for Swedish porn king
National: 20 Oct 07
Swedish porn magnate Berth Milton has been ordered to pay back taxes for ten years in which he claimed he was not resident in the country. The total could amount to 650 million kronor.
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Reinfeldt optimistic as parliament reopens
Politics: 18 Sep 07
The Royal Family attended the Riksdag on Tuesday afternoon to mark the beginning of a new parliamentary session. Fredrik Reinfeldt delivered a Statement of Government Policy focusing largely on job creation.
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Owners of big houses 'should pay higher tax'
Politics: 8 Aug 07
The government's proposed new local property charge should be higher than currently planned for owners of big houses, members of parliament have said.
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House prices: gulf widens between downtown and suburbs
Society: 25 Jul 07
Living in central Stockholm is more expensive than ever, but an almost identical apartment can cost half as much in the suburbs. But certain suburbs are also becoming hot, with culture and commerce following residents.
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Sweden sued by EU over property sales tax
National: 24 Jul 07
The European Commission is suing Sweden over its rules on capital gains tax relief on housing sales. The current rules favour people buying and selling property in Sweden, rather than in the rest of Europe, the commission says.
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Only five people have paid booze taxes
Society: 25 Jun 07
Only five people have paid tax on private alcohol imports to Sweden since the ban on buying drinks from foreign online stores was lifted earlier this month. The current system is unworkable, says Moderate MEP Christofer Fjellner.
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Lund 'best place to live in Sweden'
Society: 14 Jun 07
The university and cathedral city of Lund in Skåne is the best place in Sweden to live. The industrial community of Munkfors in Värmland is the worst, a new survey says.
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Finance Minister defends property tax reform
Business & Money: 29 May 07
Speaking at a taxation conference on Tuesday, Finance Minister Anders Borg defended the government's decision to replace residential property tax with a council fee. But the OECD forecasts the resurrection of the tax "within five years".
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"Green garbage tax not working"
Politics: 28 Apr 07
Several leading alliance politicians on the parliamentary taxation committee want to scrap a new incineration tax that was meant to promote environmentally-friendly waste collection.
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Property tax to be abolished on January 1st 2008
Politics: 3 Apr 07
The government held a press conference on Tuesday to announce its agreement on a framework for the abolition of property tax.
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Woman forced to pay income tax on prostitution
National: 27 Mar 07
A Stockholm-based prostitute has lost her appeal to avoid paying tax and VAT on sexual services.
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More than ever living with protected identities
Society: 18 Mar 07
'Honour-related' threats and threats against witnesses are behind a dramatic rise in the number of people in Sweden living with secret identities. And over a third of them are under 18.
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Liberals in attack on Centre Party
Politics: 12 Mar 07
The Liberal Party has gone on the attack against its ally the Centre Party, with party secretary Erik Ullenhag saying that Maud Olofsson's party has become 'neo-liberal'.
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Sweden's entrepreneurs face an uphill struggle
Analysis & Opinion: 19 Feb 07
Sweden ranks 18th out of the EU's 25 member states in measures of the number of entrepreneurs in society. But the government doesn't seem to have grasped the need for reform, argues Nima Sanandaji of think-tank Captus.
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Reinfeldt says no to alcohol tax cuts
National: 19 Feb 07
Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt has rejected proposals by members of his own party to reduce taxes on wine and beer.
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Booze tax could fall to stem illegal imports
National: 18 Feb 07
The Swedish government's is considering reducing the tax on beer and wine, it was revealed on Sunday. But in return, the tax on spirits could be increased.
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Sweden 'needs to shake up jobs and housing'
National: 14 Feb 07
The Swedish economy is performing well, according to a new report from the OECD. But the housing rental market needs reform and further efforts will be needed to get people into work.
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EU takes Sweden to court over pensions discrimination
Business & Money: 9 Jan 07
The Swedish pension system discriminates against foreign pension funds. That is the opinion of the EU Commission, which intends taking Sweden to the European Court of Justice.
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Former Speaker quits the Moderates
Politics: 27 Dec 06
Political veteran Ingegerd Troedsson has quit the Moderates, saying that she no longer recognises herself in the party and that she is unhappy with its taxation policies.
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Sweden owes a debt to Friedman
Analysis & Opinion: 27 Nov 06
Milton Friedman, who has died aged 94, combined a scientific mind with a passion for social issues. And he had a surprisingly big impact on Sweden, writes Nima Sanandaji
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Borg plans to remove unpopular tax
Business & Money: 17 Nov 06
A tax on the wealth of small business owners will be removed next year, finance minister Anders Borg has promised. The current rules mean that small business owners can pay wealth tax on money invested in their companies.
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Eva Hamilton takes top job in Swedish Television
National: 13 Oct 06
Former head of drama at SVT Eva Hamilton is unveiled as the new managing director of the state broadcaster. There will be no special focus on youth programming on her watch, she said.
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Hägglund - Social Democrats are lying
Politics: 16 Sep 06
Christian Democrat leader Göran Hägglund has accused the Social Democrats of lying about the Alliance's policies.
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Alliance manifesto targets jobs and environment
Politics: 23 Aug 06
After overnight negotiations, Sweden's opposition Alliance presents its election mainfesto. The key goals are to slash unemployment and clean up the environment.
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Alliance divisions over property taxes
Politics: 15 Aug 06
A suggestion from Moderate Party leader Fredrik Reinfeldt that the Alliance could reduce mortgage interest tax relief has met with objections from the Christian Democrats.
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Living woman declared dead by Swedish tax board
Society: 10 Aug 06
For the second time in a month, a bureaucratic blunder has led to a woman being declared dead, despite the fact that she wasn't. This time the administrative grim reaper was the Tax Board.
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Papers give mixed reaction to Alliance tax plan
Analysis & Opinion: 5 Jul 06
The proposal to phase out property tax gets a mixed reaction in the papers. While many commentators say it's a welcome sign of Alliance unity, other ask whether property tax is really the main problem.
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Alliance to abolish property tax
Politics: 4 Jul 06
The opposition Alliance has agreed to do away with property tax if it wins September's general election. The tax would be frozen next year, and gradually abolished altogether.
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Alliance agrees to cut property tax
Smörgåsbord: 4 Jul 06
Despite last minute differences of opinion, Sweden's opposition Alliance will on Tuesday present a joint policy on property tax at the Almedalen political gathering. A cut is expected.
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Students benefit from spring budget
Politics: 5 Apr 06
The government presents its spring budget proposals with the blessing of the Left Party and the Greens. But only after overnight negotiations over how much extra cash students should be awarded.
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Stenbeck's wife gets nothing
National: 31 Jan 06
The estranged wife of millionaire Swedish financier Jan Stenbeck will inherit nothing in his will, documents released today confirm. But his illegitimate son will receive his share of the 638 million kronor fortune.
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Ringholm's club in tax turmoil
Politics: 18 Oct 05
The football club Enskede IK, withheld 950,000 kronor in taxation during the period 2000-2004. At the time their chairman was none other than finance minister (and now Deputy Prime Minister) Bosse Ringholm.
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Sweden tops tax league
National: 14 Oct 05
The Swedish economy is the most tax-dependent of all the OECD countries, according to the organisation's latest report on national taxation.
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Declining flock costs Swedish Church 1bn kronor
Society: 15 Sep 05
As Sunday's election approaches, the biggest headache for the Swedish Church is how to reverse declining membership. 250,000 Swedes have left the church in the last four years.
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Opposition leaders united on tax cuts
Politics: 1 Sep 05
"Historic". "Unprecedented". Sweden's opposition leaders put their names to an agreement on major reforms to the country's tax system, including a 45 billion kronor cut in income tax. Now they just have to win an election.
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TeliaSonera strengthens Norwegian position
Business & Money: 29 Aug 05
Swedish-Finnish telecommunications group TeliaSonera acquires a 91.2% stake in the Norwegian group Vollvik, which owns Norway's third largest mobile phone operator, Chess/Sense.
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Telia to slash 3,000 jobs in Sweden
Business & Money: 3 Aug 05
As second quarter profits fall 45% to 3 billion kronor, the Swedish telecoms giant confirms plans to cut costs drastically over the next few years.
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"Sweden should consider flat tax"
Society: 25 Apr 05
Sweden should think about abolishing progressive income tax, and replace it with a single flat rate. That was the view floated in Dagens Nyheter on Sunday - but would the unions buy it?
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Baltic wages 80% lower than in Sweden
Smörgåsbord: 11 Feb 05
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Ringholm's club faces tax probe
Politics: 26 Oct 04
Enskede IK football club faces a tax investigation, embarrassing club chairman (and Sweden's finance minister) Bosse Ringholm. And former Christian Democrat leader Alf Svensson is under fire for accepting hospitality from a North African dictator.
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Missing billionaire "can be declared officially dead"
Smörgåsbord: 21 Oct 04
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Uneducated, uncultured, uninspiring
Politics: 23 Jul 04
Sweden's leaders are the worst educated among all EU politicans and they have embarrassingly old-fashioned tastes in music. No wonder that the country's kids are the least politically motivated in Europe.
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