Sweden is infamous for having some of the highest taxes in the world, and yet the country’s tax agency is still one of Sweden’s most trusted institutions.

The Swedish attitude towards tax contrasts sharply with many countries where taxes can be a deeply divisive issue. We investigate what this says about Swedish society and how the popularity of the welfare state might survive growing challenges in the future.

  • Dojan@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    It also helps if paying taxes isn’t overly convoluted. The way doing taxes works for me is

    1. The tax agency sends out their calculations
    2. I complete with any complementary information (there’s never been any)
    3. I sign off on the bank ID app

    We’re talking a couple of button clicks and it’s done entirely online.