Swedish Taxation since 1862: An Introduction and Overview

Magnus Henrekson () and Mikael Stenkula

Chapter Chapter 1 in Swedish Taxation, 2015, pp 1-33 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Rulers, whether they are contemporary democratically elected governments or ancient despotic dictators, never lack objectives on which to spend money. However, until recently in human history, raising revenue was both problematic and expensive. Direct taxes, if they existed, were levied on part of the production of the land, and the otherwise untaxable poor citizens paid taxes in the form of labor. Another source of taxation was external manifestations of wealth, such as houses, windows, fountains, and other signs of affluence.1

Keywords: Family Firm; Social Security Contribution; Custom Duty; Swedish Taxation; Gift Taxation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1057/9781137478153_1

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