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After pressure: The Tax Committee says no
The tax on certain electronics (including white goods, IT and other home electronics) was introduced in July 2017 and has since been subject to strong criticism from authorities, companies and organisations. This has only led to the tax structure being changed several times since its introduction and increases in the tax by between 40-50 percent. The constant changes indicate that […]
APPLiA's open letter to Sweden's incoming Minister of the Environment
Who will take office as Minister of the Environment is unclear at the time of writing – but whoever it is, he or she will have the opportunity to get a good start in the new position by having our open letter on their desk from the start. Heavily criticized electronics tax An insight that today's heavily criticized electronics tax is counterproductive and only […]
The electronics tax – will it survive the parliamentary election?
Among all the issues debated during the election campaign, the electronics tax has not exactly been in first place. However, the issue has been raised several times in connection with proposals regarding both the flight tax and the plastic bag tax, as these are in the category of issues whose environmental impact has been questioned. The question now is whether the electronics tax will survive the next government formation? The election outcome […]
Changes to the electronics tax at the Swedish Legislative Council
During the summer, the Swedish government submitted several proposals for changes to the electronics tax to the Legislative Council in the form of a legislative council referral. This indicates a certain urgency and that there are plans to present a bill on this to the Riksdag as soon as the election is over. APPLiAnytt has taken a closer look at the Legislative Council's response. The Legislative Council has quickly responded to the legislative council referral […]
”The electronics tax is political greenwashing”
Companies are sometimes accused of greenwashing. Less widely known but equally serious is political greenwashing – reforms that are described as green without any basis. A clear example is the electronics tax. The government has marketed it as an environmental tax, but in practice it is just a way for the state to collect money, with no positive effect on the environment. Despite several authorities […]
Survey: Parties increasingly critical of electronics tax
The electronics tax has faced harsh criticism since it was introduced in 2017. Even before the tax was introduced, the Swedish Tax Agency warned about the design of the tax. In 2020, the Swedish Tax Agency and the Chemicals Inspectorate conducted an evaluation of the tax that identified major shortcomings. But how strong is the support for the tax today? APPLiA has reviewed the official positions of the parliamentary parties and interviewed the party spokespersons. Criticism has grown The […]
The Chairman has the floor: Playhouse around the electronics tax
Now the playhouse must end! The electronics tax will have been changed a full eight times since its inception in 2017. Changes that will have heavy administrative and costly consequences for affected companies and consumers.
APPLiA's response to the consultation on the Electronics Tax
On April 19, we submitted our consultation response to ”A simpler and clearer chemicals tax” in which we state that it is clearly shown that the purpose of the law is not being achieved, as has also been stated by investigating authorities on several occasions, and therefore the electronics tax should be removed. The intention of an environmental tax must be to drive change towards environmental goals, not to generate continuous income […]
Seventh amendment to the Electronics Tax
The Ministry of Finance is now presenting a new proposal for changes to the electronics tax. The change is the seventh major change in the series and will entail additional administration for companies. Here we go through the proposal step by step.
Follow-up on the electronics tax – part 3
APPLiAnytt can now reveal how much (or how little) foreign e-retailers who supply home electronics, appliances and vacuum cleaners to Swedish consumers pay in electronics tax (LSKE) – and it is negligently little. The law that came into effect in October 2020 does not work to reduce competitive distortion!
Follow-up of the electronics tax – part 2
APPLiAnytt continues to scrutinize the heavily criticized Electronics Tax (LSKE) and reported in part 1 (which you can read here) that the treasury has been strengthened by 1.7 billion in extra tax revenue from the affected industries in 2021.
Follow-up of the electronics tax – part 1
APPLiAnytt continues our critical examination of the heavily criticized Electronics Tax (LSKE) and can now present how the treasury has been strengthened by 1.7 billion in additional tax revenue from the affected industries in 2021 – an increase of 3 percent compared to 2020 – without any demonstrable impact on the environmental benefits. APPLiAnytt follows up on how the Electronics Tax has affected our industry and the other affected […]
