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 The Swedish customs agency has put its foot down to ensure that consumers pay VAT on goods imported from outside the EU – which could make online shopping more expensive. https://www.thelocal.se/20180119/your-cheap-imports-from-china-are-about-to-get-more-expensive Fri, 19 Jan 2018 13:44:56 +0100 your-cheap-imports-from-china-are-about-to-get-more-expensive Greenpeace said on Monday that it has been barred from bidding for the German coal operations of Swedish energy giant Vattenfall, which the environmental activists intended to shut down. https://www.thelocal.se/20151102/greenpeace-barred-from-vattenfall-brown-coal-bid Mon, 02 Nov 2015 15:43:01 +0100 greenpeace-barred-from-vattenfall-brown-coal-bid A nine-percent increase in jobs in the Swedish restaurant industry has mostly benefited the young and employees born abroad, a review of jobs statistics from 2012 has shown. https://www.thelocal.se/20140306/restaurant-job-upswing-benefits-swedens-foreign-born Thu, 06 Mar 2014 09:09:00 +0100 restaurant-job-upswing-benefits-swedens-foreign-born The equivalent of 4,000 new full-time jobs have been created in Sweden's restaurant sector since a targeted VAT cut last year, a new review stated on Monday. https://www.thelocal.se/20131202/wine-n-dine-vat-cut-created-jobs-study-restaurants-food-cafe-eating Mon, 02 Dec 2013 11:08:00 +0100 wine-n-dine-vat-cut-created-jobs-study-restaurants-food-cafe-eating The US ambassador to Sweden, Mark Brzezinski, recently wrote a letter to the Swedish minister for finance Anders Borg, advising him that Sweden would do better following Austria’s example on value added tax (VAT) reimbursements for diplomats. https://www.thelocal.se/20120312/39622 Mon, 12 Mar 2012 14:22:00 +0100 39622 Despite a significant decrease in value added tax, VAT, (moms) for restaurants in Sweden coming into effect at the beginning of the new year, few businesses have lowered their prices accordingly. https://www.thelocal.se/20120104/38334 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:23:00 +0100 38334 In a potentially huge blow to Swedish high tech companies, those selling mobile and tablet apps within the EU are set to face a double VAT (moms) hit. https://www.thelocal.se/20111001/36472 Sat, 01 Oct 2011 12:11:00 +0200 36472 Patrons at Swedish restaurants will see the value-added tax (VAT) added to their bills cut by more than half staring January 1st, 2012 as part of a government spending package designed to boost employment among young people. https://www.thelocal.se/20110912/36088 Mon, 12 Sep 2011 14:33:00 +0200 36088 The four alliance party leaders announced in an article Tuesday that they are ready to push ahead with further tax cuts provided public finances continue to grow. https://www.thelocal.se/20110412/33158 Tue, 12 Apr 2011 11:56:00 +0200 33158 The Swedish government has announced that it is to "fight all the way" against an EU Commission ruling to reject an application to restrict the levy of VAT (value Added Tax) payable by non-profit groups. https://www.thelocal.se/20110331/32932 Thu, 31 Mar 2011 13:00:00 +0200 32932 Despite recent cuts to corporate tax rates, Sweden still taxes companies more than many other countries in Europe, a new study shows.. https://www.thelocal.se/20101014/29616 Thu, 14 Oct 2010 15:17:00 +0200 29616 An administrator at the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) and three other people are expected to be charged for their involvement in a fraud scandal. https://www.thelocal.se/20100915/29014 Wed, 15 Sep 2010 15:10:00 +0200 29014 A decrease in restaurant taxes could create 15,000 new jobs, particularly for young people and immigrants, according to a new report. https://www.thelocal.se/20100616/27266 Wed, 16 Jun 2010 18:40:00 +0200 27266