Over 100,000 people may be registered in Sweden despite not being eligible to be. Finance Minister Elisabeth Svantesson (The Moderate Party) is astonished by the figure: It was really a decent number.
Swedish politicsThe Administrative Court has decided that the life-sentenced spy Peyman Kia is exempt from paying tax on income from the Russian intelligence service GRU, reports TV4 News.
CrimeThe energy industry sees red and warns of higher electricity prices if the Tax Agency's new proposal on how energy companies' properties should be valued is implemented. It would increase the property tax for energy companies by approximately 1.5 billion per year.
BusinessThe crisis-stricken property company Oscar Properties has got a new management. Richard Bagge has been appointed as the new MD and Hans von Celsing as the new chairman.
BusinessPeople who have moved to Sweden from Ukraine and have been granted residence permits under the EU's mass migration directive can now submit an application to move to Sweden and be registered with the population.
SwedenThe Court of Appeal convicts author Håkan Nesser of three counts of aggravated tax fraud. The sentence is imprisonment for one year and six months. This is completely incomprehensible, it's ruining our lives, says Håkan Nesser, who will appeal to the Supreme Court.
EntertainmentAuthority measures are not sufficiently effective in establishing the identity of individuals who come to Sweden, shows an audit by the National Audit Office.
SwedenHe serves more than most, but still often pays less tax than the average wage earner. Now, taxes for entrepreneurs can be reduced further – despite the system already being abused. This is of course a thorn in the eye, says tax researcher Åsa Hansson.
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