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New chemicals tax even worse for the environment

The chemicals tax has not helped reduce the amount of hazardous substances in people's homes. Yet the government is going ahead with and even increasing the tax, while...

Frida Faxborn

February 1, 2022

Environmental tax should benefit the environment - not be a cash cow for the government

Environmental policy must use effective instruments - that have real impact...

October 13, 2021

Broad cooperation against the chemical tax

TechSverige, together with ElektronikBranschen, APPLiA, Svensk Handel, Svenskt Näringsliv...

Frida Faxborn, TechSverige

Amendments to the chemicals tax welcomed - unless the law is withdrawn

IT&Telekomföretagen believes that the proposed changes presented by KEMI and the Swedish Tax Agency in their...

Chemicals Inspectorate

October 2, 2020

To tax chemicals or not to tax chemicals

On October 1, the Swedish Chemicals Agency and the Swedish Tax Agency reported their evaluation of...

The chemical tax

November 19, 2019

Further work on the chemicals tax

In recent months, a range of activities have been carried out with...

September 27, 2019

IT&Telecom companies on the budget

Our industrial policy experts comment. Fredrik von Essen on skills -...

The chemical tax

Report for a sustainable chemicals tax

IT&Telecom companies are a positive and constructive force for a digitalized...

October 30, 2018

Chemical tax on the agenda!

IT&Telecom companies organized a roundtable discussion on the chemicals tax on 16 October. A...

Three European trade associations slam the chemicals tax law

Three European trade associations slam the chemicals tax law

On Friday 31/3, the industry associations DIGITALEUROPE, IPC and ITI sent a...

Chemical tax: an elephant at the Swedish Tax Agency

Chemical tax: an elephant at the Swedish Tax Agency

This morning, officials at the Swedish Tax Agency made a valiant attempt...

Letter to the Ministry of Finance regarding increased public costs of the proposed chemicals tax

October 19, 2016

Letter to the Ministry of Finance regarding increased public costs of the proposed chemicals tax

To State Secretary Ulf Holm, Ministry of Finance: Request for a meeting to discuss...