House deduction also for broadband
In its bill to the Riksdag concerning deductions for household services, the Government has, among other things, opened up for deductions for the installation of broadband. Minister Torstensson says that "This provides good conditions for homeowners who want to acquire more modern and better broadband lines".
What the Council of State does not say - which could almost be seen as an attempt to fog the government's lack of a policy on electronic communications - is that the right to deduct only relates to labor costs. When laying fiber, by far the largest cost is machinery costs. The consequence is that you can deduct a few thousand kronor for the work, while you have to pay perhaps more than a hundred thousand kronor for the machine cost. Has the Minister not understood that excavators also cost money?" comments Mikael von Otter, industry policy expert, IT&Telecomföretagen.