The tax on alcohol and tobacco will be increased starting at the turn of the year, as shown in the budget, reports Sveriges Radio’s Ekot.
The increase is in line with what the then S government proposed last spring and is being carried out despite the fact that M and SD said no in their motions at the time, citing that Swedish households are already being pressured by increased costs.
The tax will be increased in two stages, on 1 January 2023 and 1 January 2024.
– It is high time to raise alcohol taxes, says the Christian Democrats’ economic policy spokesperson Hans Eklind to Ekot.