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This is how air travel tax looks in Europe
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This is how air travel tax looks in Europe

The Government and the Sweden Democrats are abolishing the flight tax next summer. This means that Sweden will be one of the few countries in Western Europe that does not have a flight tax
Billion-dollar reduction gives car owners a few hundred kronor
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Billion-dollar reduction gives car owners a few hundred kronor

A few hundred kronor in lower fuel costs per year for those who drive a car and the risk of worse air quality in urban areas. These are some effects of the government's and SD's announced reductions in taxes on diesel and petrol, which are expected to cost the state treasury 5
The Government Proposes Three New Billion to Healthcare
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The Government Proposes Three New Billion to Healthcare

The Government wants to strengthen healthcare with two billion kronor in targeted grants in 2025. The budget also proposes an additional billion for shorter queues in healthcare
A Mockery of Swedish Healthcare
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A Mockery of Swedish Healthcare

The opposition is criticizing the government's healthcare funding. It is not an investment, but a budget cut
Art taken down at healthcare center following SD demands
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Art taken down at healthcare center following SD demands

The Sweden Democrats have demanded that two Andy Warhol prints of Mao Zedong and Lenin be removed from the walls of a healthcare center in Sjöbo. Now, Region Skåne has decided that the works should be removed, reports Skånska Dagbladet
Wiretap Children Under 15 Years Old
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Wiretap Children Under 15 Years Old

The Social Democrats say that society is in an acute national crisis as brutal violence is affecting younger and younger ages. The Social Democrats propose that children under 15 years of age can be subject to secret coercive measures
Cheaper Dental Care for the Elderly Promised from 2026
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Cheaper Dental Care for the Elderly Promised from 2026

The Government is taking new steps towards a dental care reform and is allocating 3. 4 billion kronor in the budget
Travel deductions increased by six billion kronor
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Travel deductions increased by six billion kronor

The Tidö parties want to summon Sida to the committee
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The Tidö parties want to summon Sida to the committee

More money for vocational training in the budget
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More money for vocational training in the budget

More people should be able to attend vocational adult education to meet unemployment. The government is allocating an additional 900 million kronor in the 2025 budget for vocational adult education
Investments in Households - "No Major Difference"
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Investments in Households - "No Major Difference"

Lowered tax on work and pensions will entail a certain strengthening for Swedish households. But it's not about large sums, believes private economist Arturo Arques
Lower Taxes for Employees and Pensioners in 2025
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Lower Taxes for Employees and Pensioners in 2025

The Government wants to lower taxes for wage earners and pensioners next year. Even ISK savers will get lower taxes
SiS homes strengthened with 700 million
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SiS homes strengthened with 700 million

The Government wants to strengthen the closed youth care at SiS-homes with 700 million kronor in 2025. The money is intended to ensure that more young people get a place immediately, that security is strengthened and the living environment is improved
Proposal for lower tax on small breweries
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Proposal for lower tax on small breweries

Climate Researchers: The Government is Wrong About the Air Travel Tax
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Climate Researchers: The Government is Wrong About the Air Travel Tax

Abolished air travel tax has no direct link to emissions, claims the government. Completely wrong, according to climate researchers
The air travel tax will be abolished next summer
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The air travel tax will be abolished next summer

The air tax will be abolished as of July 1, 2025, the government and the Sweden Democrats announced at a press conference.
The Government Promises Billions for Infrastructure
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The Government Promises Billions for Infrastructure

The Government presents initiatives for entrepreneurship, research, and infrastructure in the autumn budget. More money is also promised for maintenance of roads and railways
Åkesson cannot choose between Trump and Harris
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Åkesson cannot choose between Trump and Harris

The Sweden Democrats' party leader Jimmie Åkesson says that he cannot choose between the USA's two presidential candidates Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. Neither of them is a fantastic candidate, he says to TT after his summer speech in Sölvesborg
Busch: It Doesn't Always Turn Out as Planned
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Busch: It Doesn't Always Turn Out as Planned

The Tidö Agreement parties increase the reduction obligation – and with that, Sweden reaches the EU's climate goals, according to the government. However, that it partially depends on the previous government was not revealed when the news was presented
The Sweden Democrats are Backing Down and the Social Democrats are Increasing in New Poll
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The Sweden Democrats are Backing Down and the Social Democrats are Increasing in New Poll

Proposal: Abolish Dairy Cows' Right to Green Pasture
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Proposal: Abolish Dairy Cows' Right to Green Pasture

Dairy farmers' right to graze on pasture in the summer may be abolished. It increases competitiveness and profitability, says the government's investigator Elisabeth Nilsson
The Government wants a mobile ban even during breaks
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The Government wants a mobile ban even during breaks

The government wants to introduce a national mobile ban in elementary school and will soon appoint an inquiry. The ban will also apply during recess
Electronic tagging instead of prison to reduce recidivism
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Electronic tagging instead of prison to reduce recidivism

Convicted criminals with prison sentences of up to 18 months should be able to serve their sentence at home with an electronic ankle tag instead. This is proposed by a parliamentary inquiry
"Not enough to meet EU's climate requirements"
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"Not enough to meet EU's climate requirements"

Sweden will not meet the EU's climate goals by 2030 – despite the proposal for increased blending of biofuels in fuels. This is what three experts say to TT
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