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ARTICLE – November 9, 2020
Remarks concerning the public consultation on the revision of the Energy Taxation Directive (ETD)
The Confederation of Swedish Enterprise remains strongly committed to taking part in ensuring that Europe becomes the world’s first climate neutral continent. With this in mind, we would like to submit a few standpoints to the ongoing consultation on the possible revision of the Energy Taxation D...
ARTICLE – September 17, 2020
Commentary on the Digital Services Act
The European Commission, through its new ‘Digital Service Act’ (DSA) is proposing novel and revised rules for digital services. In particular, these will address the responsibilities and obligations of digital services and strengthen supervision of digital services in the EU.
ARTICLE – September 9, 2020
Consequences of the OECD:s digital tax reform proposals
The European Centre for International Political Economy claims that the OECD proposal to shift effective taxing powers away from small open economies to the world’s largest countries would undermine small countries’ relative attractiveness to international businesses.
ARTICLE – June 25, 2020
Swedish Enterprise is contributing to EU:s data strategy
Work is currently underway on the EU's data strategy, looking at how best to utilise data within the internal market. Swedish Enterprise is contributing to this work, among other things, by highlighting the needs and desires of the business sector, and has recently responded to a consultation on ...
ARTICLE – January 17, 2019
The Nordic countries need to block EU assault on tax veto
For countries with a common currency and a limited common budget, it is particularly important to be able to pursue an active national fiscal policy when an external shock is encountered, writes Claes Hammarstedt.
ARTICLE – April 26, 2018
Sweden should oppose the digital tax proposals
The Swedish Government should oppose the controversial digital tax proposals from the EU Commission and work with the OECD to find an internationally acceptable solution.
ARTICLE – March 26, 2018
Controversial EU tax proposal on digital services causes concern for small exporting economies
The Director Generals for the Swedish, Danish and Finnish business federations have, in a joint letter addressed to the Finance Ministers of their respective countries, expressed their concern for the EU Commissions digital tax plan.
ARTICLE – March 14, 2017
The VAT base and VAT rates - A contribution to the EU VAT Action Plan
On the 7 of April 2016 the European Commission adopted the Action Plan on VAT - Towards a single EU VAT area. As a part of the action plan the Commission will present a proposal on VAT rates, with the aim of giving member states more freedom in this area. From a Swedish perspective this is the pe...