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Social security contributions are paid to finance the social security system. Income tax on salaries is deducted by the employer (a PAYE system) and paid directly by the employer to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket). The effective taxation rate in Sweden is commonly cited as among the highest in the world; see list of countries by tax rates.
62% (This consists of 40% income tax on the GBP 100k–125k band, an effective 20% due to the phase-out of the personal allowance, and 2% employee National Insurance). The marginal rate then drops to 47% for income above GBP 125k (45% income tax plus 2% employee National Insurance) [237] [238] 20% (standard rate) 5% (home energy and renovations)
The dual income tax was first proposed by the Danish economist Niels Christian Nielsen in 1980. He suggested that the comprehensive income tax should be replaced by a system involving a flat rate of tax on capital income - at the level of the corporate income tax rate - combined with progressive taxation of the taxpayer's total income from other sources.
The other type of Swedish payroll tax is the income tax withheld , which consists of municipal, county, and, for higher income brackets, state tax. In most municipalities, the income tax comes to approximately 32 percent, with the two higher income brackets also paying a state tax of 20 or 25 percent respectively.
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A new income tax law, passed in 1997 and effective 1998, determined residence as the basis for taxation of worldwide income. [168] The Philippines used to tax the foreign income of nonresident citizens at reduced rates of 1 to 3% (income tax rates for residents were 1 to 35% at the time). [169]
The Swedish Tax Agency (Swedish: Skatteverket) is a government agency in Sweden responsible for national tax collection and administering the population registration. The agency was formed on 1 January 2004 through the merger of the Swedish National Tax Board ( Riksskatteverket ) and the then 10 existing regional tax authorities ...
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