Every year the tax rules are redone. In Sweden, several changes were made when 2025 began that affects the Swedes to varying degrees. Pensioners will, among other things, be able to look forward to tax relief. The stretch limit for state income tax is also screwed up with SEK 27,300 more than in 2024.
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Taxes hit Swedish tourists
However, it is not only in Sweden the taxes are adjusted and to some extent is completely redone. It also happens elsewhere around the world. Recently, tourist tax has become a concept more and more people have become familiar with.
In order to overcome overtureism, some cities in some countries want to introduce a tourist tax, something that has been raised by the locals, including in Spain.
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In the future, however, it is not only in solar paradise around Spain Swedes can expect to pay a tourist tax.
The Danish newspaper Bt Report that tourists who visit Scotland’s capital Edinburgh will also have to pay a little extra.
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The newspaper states, with reference to CNN, that local politicians have decided to introduce a special tax that will apply to all tourists who visit the city. From the middle of 2026, everyone who visits the capital and spent nights on everything from hotels and hostels to Bed and Breakfast, guesthouses and apartments to tax extra for this.
In total, this is five percent of the price for booking the accommodation itself that the tourists will have to pay in taxes. However, the new tax does not refer to the tourists who have booked more than five nights in the same place, they write.
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