If this year's Swedish election is about anything, it's about how much money various parties are promising to put in voters' wallets. Here are the tax cuts (and tax increases) promised by the various parties which might affect foreigners in Sweden..
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From new immigration and work reforms to tax breaks and extra benefits, here are the pledges made by the political parties campaigning in Sweden's 2026 general election which could have a real impact on foreigners.
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The financial markets are banking on the Riksbank raising Sweden's key interest rate at least four times – possibly even five – within the space of a single year.
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Several European flights were targeted by bomb threats on Tuesday, forcing the temporary closure of an airport, but all planes landed safely and no explosives were found, authorities said.
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