{"id":2907,"date":"2008-11-16T07:01:00","date_gmt":"2008-11-16T00:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/sweden-where-tax-goes-up-to-60-per-cent-and-everybodys-happy-paying-it\/"},"modified":"2016-01-28T11:22:34","modified_gmt":"2016-01-28T04:22:34","slug":"sweden-where-tax-goes-up-to-60-per-cent-and-everybodys-happy-paying-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/sweden-where-tax-goes-up-to-60-per-cent-and-everybodys-happy-paying-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Sweden: Where tax goes up to 60 per cent, and everybody's happy paying it"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nThe British want taxes kept low, but Gwladys Fouch\u00e9 discovers that in Sweden high rates underpin a successful societyPolitical parties have been vying to offer the biggest tax cuts as the credit crunch tightens its grip on Britain. In their view, low taxes are now the best way to get the economy going and to help out families.Cutting or keeping taxes low has always proved popular with the electorate: in 1992 the Conservatives’ election campaign slogan ‘Labour’s tax bombshell’ made the most of the then shadow Chancellor John Smith’s intention to increase the higher rate of tax from 40 to 50 per cent. Labour lost. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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The British want taxes kept low, but Gwladys Fouch\u00e9 discovers that in Sweden high rates...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2907","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-KT","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":56208,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/developers-in-india-hope-for-property-boost-from-goods-and-services-tax\/","url_meta":{"origin":2907,"position":0},"title":"Developers in India hope for property boost from goods and services tax","date":"May 25, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"\r India's long-awaited goods and services tax (GST) could boost investment into the property sector and encourage non-resident Indians to buy homes in the market, developers say.GST, a uniform tax regime that is expected to replace the current convoluted system of differing taxes across 29 states, is expected to be\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Property News"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":16518,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/saudi-arabian-cabinet-approves-land-tax-foreign-investment-rules\/","url_meta":{"origin":2907,"position":1},"title":"Saudi Arabian cabinet approves land tax, foreign investment rules","date":"June 14, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"\r The Saudi Arabian cabinet has approved the fine print of a controversial new tax on undeveloped land aimed at making it more expensive for owners of urban land to keep it empty.Under the new \"White Land\" tax that was approved on Tuesday, owners of empty plots of urban land\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Property News"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":46659,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/new-uk-property-taxes-threaten-to-take-a-toll-on-investors-in-the-uae\/","url_meta":{"origin":2907,"position":2},"title":"New UK property taxes threaten to take a toll on investors in the UAE","date":"March 5, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Sweeping UK property tax changes being introduced next month could leave UAE investors out of pocket.From April 6, the UK government will put in place a new set of tax changes likely to make it more expensive for many international investors to rent out homes in England and Wales.Under\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Property News"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":46651,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/new-uk-property-taxes-threaten-to-take-a-toll-on-investors-in-uae\/","url_meta":{"origin":2907,"position":3},"title":"New UK property taxes threaten to take a toll on investors in UAE","date":"March 5, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Sweeping UK property tax changes being introduced next month could leave UAE investors out of pocket.From April 6, the UK government will put in place a new set of tax changes likely to make it more expensive for many international investors to rent out homes in England and Wales.Under\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Property News"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":98357,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/the-last-leader-of-hong-kong-tried-anti-speculator-taxes-to-attack-demand-but-home-prices-soared-52-per-cent\/","url_meta":{"origin":2907,"position":4},"title":"The last leader of Hong Kong tried anti-speculator taxes to attack demand \u2013 but home prices soared 52 per cent","date":"September 22, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"\r The last chief executive of Hong Kong also tried to tame runaway home prices. 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