SNS Economic Policy Group Report 1997. The Swedish Model under Stress: A View from the Stands

Reduce the tax on labor, introduce a uniform VAT and a uniform taxation of capital income. This is proposed by economist Åsa Hansson in a new SNS report. Much has changed since the major tax reform of 1990–91. If the tax system is reformed on the basis of current conditions, she argues, Sweden can achieve higher growth and employment.

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Search Public Finance Tax scholar: “We should consider introducing 3:12 rules based on the Finnish model” Press releases 2021.09.08 All press releases The so-called 3:12 rules play a crucial role in the taxation of labor and capital incomes. However, different marginal tax rates for labor incomes and dividends do not necessarily have to constitute a problem if the 3:12 rules are well-designed. This is argued by economist Håkan Selin, author of the SNS report The Swedish Dual Income Tax System and the Splitting Rules: Yesterday, Today, and in the Future.