"Yes there are costs for the employer, but that’s the case in other places too." Yes payroll taxes are everywhere, but they are considerably higher in Sweden a

"Yes there are costs for the employer, but that’s the case in other places too." Yes payroll taxes are everywhere, but they are considerably higher in Sweden at ~30% in some brackets. For average earners, France/Belgium are the highest, but for upper income earners, Sweden is the highest [1] [1] https://taxfoundation.org/taxing-high-income-2019/ https://taxfoundation.org/taxing-high-income-2019/