- Swedish VAT rate may actually be 26% instead of 25%
- Total cost of handling VAT for Swedish companies is approximately 1.51 billion EUR per year
- Report by Confederation of Swedish Enterprise and Trinovo focuses on international transactions
- 15% of costs come from international trade, 85% from domestic transactions
- Costs increase with company size, smaller companies have lower costs in international trade
- Need for simpler regulations at national and international levels
- Discussions on regulatory simplification at both Swedish and EU levels
- Issues with deducting input VAT
Source: svensktnaringsliv.se
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