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Nordea CEO Responds to Criticism on Interest Rates
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Nordea CEO Responds to Criticism on Interest Rates

Minister for Finance Elisabeth Svantesson's criticism of the banks is unfair. This is the opinion of Nordea's CEO Frank Vang-Jensen
EU Tobacco Tax Proposal Faces Swedish Opposition
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EU Tobacco Tax Proposal Faces Swedish Opposition

Completely unreasonable, says Finance Minister Elisabeth Svantesson (The Moderate Party) about the proposed new minimum taxes on tobacco in the EU – including the white snus.
Finance Minister Criticizes Opposition's Budget as Unfit to Govern
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Finance Minister Criticizes Opposition's Budget as Unfit to Govern

Minister for Finance Elisabeth Svantesson dismisses the opposition as unfit to govern, after having speed-read their shadow budgets. What awaits if the Tidö parties lose the election is a mess, a left-wing experiment, she claims
Social Democrats Propose Increased Child Allowance and End to Qualifying Day
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Social Democrats Propose Increased Child Allowance and End to Qualifying Day

The S leader Magdalena Andersson proposes an increase in both child and study allowances, an increased housing allowance for families with children and the abolition of the deduction day. Finance Minister Elisabeth Svantesson (The Moderate Party) criticizes the proposals and warns that they would result in lower growth and increased sickness absence rates
Commission Proposes Income Tax Cuts and AI Promotion
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Commission Proposes Income Tax Cuts and AI Promotion

Reduce taxes for high-income earners, promote AI, increase petrol tax and abolish the ROT deduction. These are just a few of the proposals that the government's productivity commission presents in DN Debatt
Government Amends Presentation After Indexation Promise Dispute
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Government Amends Presentation After Indexation Promise Dispute

The Government is accused of having failed the assistance industry when not indexing the compensation for personal assistance. Now the Government has corrected its own presentation
Criticism Grows as Swedish Banks Lag in Lowering Mortgage Rates
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Criticism Grows as Swedish Banks Lag in Lowering Mortgage Rates

That the major banks have not lowered the mortgage rates as much as the Central Bank upsets the politicians. The leader of the Social Democrats Magdalena Andersson describes it as "damn it"
Svantesson Urges Mortgage Customers to Challenge Banks for Better Terms
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Svantesson Urges Mortgage Customers to Challenge Banks for Better Terms

Mortgage customers must vote more with their feet, that is, consider switching banks, to get better terms, according to Finance Minister Elisabeth Svantesson (The Moderate Party). – Be tougher on the bank, she says and continues to criticize the banks for not following the Swedish Central Bank's interest rate cuts downwards
Banks Criticized for Cautious Mortgage Rate Cuts
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Banks Criticized for Cautious Mortgage Rate Cuts

Several major banks have lowered their mortgage rates – but not as much as the Swedish Central Bank's reduction. According to savings economist Christina Sahlberg, the banks have been unusually cautious
Left Party Reports Ministers to Constitutional Committee Over Assistance Allowance
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Left Party Reports Ministers to Constitutional Committee Over Assistance Allowance

The Left Party reports three ministers to the Constitutional Committee (KU) for the government's communication about the assistance allowance. It is a gigantic betrayal against the disabled, says the Left Party's spokesperson Nadja Awad
Moderate Party Plans Tax Cuts on Income and Pensions for 2026 Election
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Moderate Party Plans Tax Cuts on Income and Pensions for 2026 Election

The Moderate Party wants to continue reducing tax on labor if they win the election 2026. Also lower tax on pensions, for companies and start-ups is seen as election winners
Government Reverses on Assistance Indexing Plan
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Government Reverses on Assistance Indexing Plan

The Government decided that the standard amount in the assistance allowance should be indexed, that is, follow the cost development. But when the last ordinary budget for the term of office was presented, there was no indexing included
Opposition Criticizes Swedish Government's Budget as Lacking Reforms
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Opposition Criticizes Swedish Government's Budget as Lacking Reforms

The opposition is critical of the government's budget and lacks real reforms. - This is a kind of "last-minute panic budget" on sms loans, says C's economic policy spokesperson Martin Ådahl
Svantesson Aims for Budget to Boost Election Success
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Svantesson Aims for Budget to Boost Election Success

The Minister of Finance hopes that the budget will get the voters to give the government new confidence in the election and feel that Sweden is on the right track. We are not entirely there and therefore more years are needed, says Elisabeth Svantesson (The Moderate Party)
Svantesson's 2026 Budget: Billions to Boost Swedish Households
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Svantesson's 2026 Budget: Billions to Boost Swedish Households

The Government hopes that the state budget for 2026 will be noticed in people's wallets and get the economy going. Of nearly 80 billion in investments, over half goes to households
Swedbank Economist Criticizes Swedish Budget as Ineffective
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Swedbank Economist Criticizes Swedish Budget as Ineffective

The Tidö parties' budget initiative is larger than many had thought beforehand. The content is, however, far from what the Swedish economy needs, according to several assessors
Government Boosts Support for Sweden's Regional Airports
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Government Boosts Support for Sweden's Regional Airports

The Government wants to allocate 318 million kronor to loss-stricken regional airports. It is important for the entire Sweden to function but also from a preparedness perspective, says Minister for Infrastructure Andreas Carlson (KD) to SVT
Government Plans to Lower Hiring Costs for Young People
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Government Plans to Lower Hiring Costs for Young People

The Government and The Sweden Democrats want to temporarily reduce employer contributions for young people. They also want to ease tax rules that allow entrepreneurs to withdraw money from their companies at a lower tax rate than if it were salary
Southern Sweden Gains Most from Electricity Price Protection
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Southern Sweden Gains Most from Electricity Price Protection

The Government and The Sweden Democrats propose reduced electricity tax and a high-cost protection against high electricity prices for households. It is however almost only in southern Sweden that the electricity prices during the last four years have been above the level where the protection is to cover
Lower Taxes and Cheaper Preschool Proposed in Swedish Budget
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Lower Taxes and Cheaper Preschool Proposed in Swedish Budget

The Government proposes reduced tax for wage earners and pensioners and cheaper preschool in the autumn budget. For a family, it can be about approximately 1 800 kronor more in the wallet every month
Sweden to Temporarily Halve Food VAT from April 2026
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Sweden to Temporarily Halve Food VAT from April 2026

The Government and The Sweden Democrats propose that the food VAT be temporarily reduced from 12 to 6 percent in April next year. A food price commission will keep track of the food giants actually lowering the prices
Tidö Parties Propose Higher Housing Allowance for Families
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Tidö Parties Propose Higher Housing Allowance for Families

The Government and The Sweden Democrats want to increase the housing allowance for families with children with low income and high housing costs. This means more money in the wallet for them, says Minister for the Elderly and Social Insurance Anna Tenje (The Moderate Party)
Swedish Government Proposes Halving Food VAT from April
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Swedish Government Proposes Halving Food VAT from April

Government Proposes Tax Brake to Prevent Municipal Tax Hikes
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Government Proposes Tax Brake to Prevent Municipal Tax Hikes

The Government wants to prevent municipalities and regions from raising taxes. An investigator will now propose how a tax brake can be introduced – and how tax cuts should be rewarded
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