Swedes are paying about 30% in taxes and additional 20-25% if ones salary exceeds 300 000 swedish kronar a year. The jobless rate is, according to the new government, 17%. The new government are counting everyone that is out of job (except of they who are over 65 years old, under 18 years old, handicapped or ill), the former government lost the election because of many reasons, but the strongest one was that they had cheated with the jobless rate and maked it look lower than it actually was. | Swedes are paying about 30% in taxes and additional 20-25% if ones salary exceeds 300 000 swedish kronar a year. The jobless rate is, according to the new government, 17%. The new government are counting everyone that is out of job (except of they who are over 65 years old, under 18 years old, handicapped or ill), the former government lost the election because of many reasons, but the strongest one was that they had cheated with the jobless rate and maked it look lower than it actually was. |