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Proposal: Let Property Tax Finance the Defense

Increased taxes, deficit targets or a Swedish equivalent to Elon Musk's downsizing institute Doge? Tough choices and priorities are to be expected when Sweden needs to invest even more in defense. This is what some of the country's leading economists think.

Proposal: Let Property Tax Finance the Defense

This is why the government is rejecting Northvolt

The government has said a flat no to state aid to crisis-stricken Northvolt. This despite the battery factory being seen as a Swedish prestige project.

This is why the government is rejecting Northvolt

Call to the Central Bank: Double Rate Cut

The next interest rate announcement from the Swedish Central Bank will come in August. National economist Lars Calmfors believes that the Swedish Central Bank can afford a double cut in the interest rate if inflation continues to decline, writes Di.

Call to the Central Bank: Double Rate Cut