After today’s announcement about tax cuts, the government wanted to emphasize that it was of greatest benefit to low- and middle-income earners. This when they chose to calculate as a percentage of the salary.
The calculation is criticized by the opposition who believe that it is rather high income earners who benefit from the government’s tax policy. This after showing the difference in actual kroner.
The autumn budget 2024
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According to Alexander Norén, both sides can be considered right in their reasoning.
– It depends on how you look at it and what you think is a measure of justice, says Norén.
Interest rates are important for households
The government believes that the tax cuts could contribute to increased purchasing power and thus also lower inflation.
According to Norén, the fight against inflation is significantly more important for households in the long term than the extra hundreds of dollars that the tax cuts mean.
– That the interest rates come down perhaps another percentage point, it will probably mean more in the wallet for many households than these tax cuts are enough for.
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What does it mean for you that the government lowers the tax on work at the turn of the year? SVT’s reporter Malin Johansson investigates. Photo: Anders Wiklund, Henrik Montgomery/TT, SVT