Sweden: Selected Issues

International Monetary Fund

No 2004/245, IMF Staff Country Reports from International Monetary Fund

Abstract: The Selected Issues paper analyzes tax policy trends at the local level in Sweden and assesses the effectiveness of the vertical fiscal policy coordination system. The study reviews Sweden’s local public finances from an international perspective and empirically explores various explanations for the gradual increase in local tax rates. It discusses long-term challenges for local public finances and aggregate fiscal policy coordination. The design of vertical fiscal policy coordination in other countries is described. The paper also examines the Swedish experience of work absence in a European context.

Keywords: ISCR; CR; sickness absence; absence rate; insurance system; replacement rate; cash benefit; Länder government; tax burden; income tax; Aging; Europe; Western Europe; Global (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 52
Date: 2004-08-09
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