The Local Sweden https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed So Sweden has high taxes? Not as high as you might think Swedes pay less in tax than many other Europeans, a new study shows. https://www.thelocal.se/20160726/so-sweden-has-high-taxes-well-not-as-high-as-some Tue, 26 Jul 2016 17:27:32 +0200 so-sweden-has-high-taxes-well-not-as-high-as-some Kamprad pledges Ikea 'transparency' Ingvar Kamprad, the founder of Swedish furnishings giant Ikea, has promised more transparency over the firm's business affairs, saying that it has nothing to hide after a slew of allegations in recent years. https://www.thelocal.se/20110518/33846 Wed, 18 May 2011 15:25:00 +0200 33846 Swedes pay less tax than the Danes Danes pay the highest level of tax in the EU, measured as a tax-to-GDP ratio of 48.2 percent, pushing Sweden into second place with an overall tax take of 47.1 percent, new figures from Eurostat show. https://www.thelocal.se/20100629/27498 Tue, 29 Jun 2010 10:19:00 +0200 27498 Swedes back housekeeping tax relief Swedes are in favour of the system of household services tax relief that the left-green opposition has declared it will abolish if it wins the autumn election, a new report shows. https://www.thelocal.se/20100303/25316 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:41:00 +0100 25316 270 imprisoned in black market purge Tax revenues totalling 2.5 billion kronor ($310 million) have been recovered following an investigation into Sweden's labour black market by the Tax Agency (Skatteverket). https://www.thelocal.se/20090407/18734 Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:15:00 +0200 18734 Swedes back punitive tax on junk food Swedes are in favour of introducing a punitive tax on junk foods to arrest the spread of cancer, a new survey shows. Almost 90 percent back tax cuts on healthier foods. https://www.thelocal.se/20090324/18414 Tue, 24 Mar 2009 10:54:00 +0100 18414 Hells Angels leader loses sickness benefits A prominent Swedish member of the Hells Angels motorcycle gang will have to survive without the sickness benefits he has been receiving for the past 10 years as he was shown to have hidden income sources. https://www.thelocal.se/20090322/18378 Sun, 22 Mar 2009 08:48:00 +0100 18378 Government lets down small businesses A new poll reveals that small businesses feel let down by the government’s lack of support. https://www.thelocal.se/20080613/12416 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:11:00 +0200 12416 Centre Party calls for fuel tax rise The Centre Party has said that it wants a further increase in the tax on petrol in order to accelerate reductions in carbon dioxide emissions. The party is calling for a rise to be introduced in the 2008 budget. https://www.thelocal.se/20070901/8360 Sat, 01 Sep 2007 14:13:00 +0200 8360