Broad cooperation against the chemical tax

TechSverige, together with ElektronikBranschen, APPLiA, Svensk Handel, Svenskt Näringsliv and Teknikföretagen, has produced a joint position on the electronics tax (chemicals tax). The position highlights our common position in the parts where industry and business are united in relation to the investigation of the tax carried out by the Swedish Chemicals Agency and the Swedish Tax Agency on behalf of the Government.

In addition to the basic position of all signatory business organizations that the electronics tax should be abolished as it does not meet its objective, the position also points to the following:

- If the tax is retained after all, companies must be able to obtain a 100% deduction if specified taxable chemicals are not present in the products.
- The definition of whether a flame retardant is additive or reactive must be removed as it has no link to the intrinsic health or environmental properties of the substance.
- That the tax should not be extended to new products before it has been demonstrated that the tax works as an instrument for improving health and the environment.
- That we oppose the extra addition of two percent on top of the annual indexation of the electronics tax, which is included in the government's proposal for the fall budget.

Work is now being carried out by the organizations to influence the Riksdag and parliamentary committees for the upcoming budget work and the political parties for the 2022 elections.

The full position can be read here:

Industry's common position on electronics tax