[image: Profile photo for Dr Katrin Räka] <https://www.quora.com/profile/Dr-Katrin-R%C3%A4ka> Dr Katrin Räka <https://www.quora.com/profile/Dr-Katrin-R%C3%A4ka> · Follow Former Senior Researcher, Project Manager (2013–2020)Tue <https://www.quora.com/Sweden-is-known-for-having-some-of-the-worlds-highest-taxes-yet-the-countrys-tax-agency-is-still-one-of-Swedens-most-trusted-organizations-How-is-this-possible/answer/Dr-Katrin-R%C3%A4ka> Sweden is known for having some of the world's highest taxes, yet the country's tax agency is still one of Sweden's most trusted organizations. How is this possible? <https://www.quora.com/Sweden-is-known-for-having-some-of-the-worlds-highest-taxes-yet-the-countrys-tax-agency-is-still-one-of-Swedens-most-trusted-organizations-How-is-this-possible>
Because us Swedes have a very simple, equal, seethrough tax system. I pay 27% in tax on my salary, and 25% vat on anything I buy. That’s it! I get a paper from the tax agency once a year with all figures for last year, check that I get back about as much as I have thought I’d get back (vague calculations in my head), and sign it electronically with my bnk-ID app. Takes me three minutes per year. The rest of the time I don’t think about the taxes, I’m just happy that I get as much as I get! The tax agency is full of VERY kind and helpful people. I used to have my own company and every year after I had sent in my papers a person from the tax agency would phone me up and go through all faults I had done. I was fined ($1200) wrote them a letter explaining why I had done the fault (missing deadlines due to my chronic illness) and promptly got the whole fine back. I love my tax, my tax agency, and my tax returns! If I would be able to sum up ALL that I and my family recieve for the tax we pay… I would be overwhelmed! Never that we pay as much as we get back. Never! Roads. Bridges. Roadsigns. Streetlights. Buses. Trains. Military. Police. Firefighters. Judges. Government. Parks. Nature reservs. Customs. EPA. Food administration. Schools. Childcare. Care for the old and infirm. Sewage treatment plants. Parental leave payment (1.5 years per child and I have 3), free healthcare during pregnancy, free baby delivery, free healthcare for the babis until they are 20 yo. Free healthcare for my whole life for my (and everybody else’s) Diabetes. Free dental care until 20. Subsidised kindergarten. Free school 0-9 (groundschool 6–16 yo children), free three year Gymnasium (16–19 yo), free University and both me and my husband and our daughter have a MSc AND a PhD as the first with degrees in my and hubbys families. Our 2 sons have about 6–8 years each at University with MSc in Economics AND Civil engineer degrees in IT. All of us are accident prone with plenty broken legs and arms (skiing), my husband has had a massive stroke, I have had long Covid for 2.5 years, and when I sat fire on my garden (accident!) the firebrigade came before my house caught fire… When my sister in law had a broken artery (aorta aneurysm) she was flown in a hospital helicopter about 1 hour, wth two pilotes, one ER doctor an one ICU nurse. Her surgery took 12 hours, her heart was repaired, a new valve inserted, her aorta sawn together and strengthened and weeks at the hospital. Just that one trip with that helicopter… all he tax I pay for years (!) would not pay for that trip. And now she have done three such trips. Completely free! I live an awsome life, with my and my family’s and all other Swedes basic needs provided for by all of us paying our taxes. It’s like having a safety net behind you and everything in front of you is WIDE OPEN making you FREE to realise all your dreams. 50.3K views View 1,978 upvotes View 5 shares Answer requested by Gerald Matanda <https://www.quora.com/profile/Gerald-Matanda> [image: width=] <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> Virusfri.www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> -- Anda menerima pesan ini karena Anda berlangganan grup "GELORA45" dari Google Grup. Untuk berhenti berlangganan dan berhenti menerima email dari grup ini, kirim email ke [email protected]. Untuk melihat diskusi ini di web, kunjungi https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/gelora1945/CAGjSX2BoeK7AUp%3Drgj_k7EQnDsJh3a4CBHeg_sHaANKNaBuBEQ%40mail.gmail.com.
