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I'm pretty sure we scrapped it because the conservatives got into power.
by boxed 1y ago
I'm pretty sure we scrapped it because the conservatives got into power.
- JAlexoid 1y agoCool. Inheritance tax doesn't work anymore, in any case. It's not the 19th century and we shouldn't try fixing 21 century issues with 19th century remedies.
- sam_lowry_ 1y agoWealth tax is all the rage, now. A yearly tax of a few percent on all capital assets.
- johnnyanmac 1y agoIf you have a better idea then I'm all ears. But dismissing a long established solution without an alternative makes it sound like you prefer the status quo.
- boxed 1y ago"doesn't work" for what purpose? It surely has SOME effect. Otherwise people wouldn't be against it.
- SiempreViernes 1y ago> Leif Pagrotsky, som då var näringsminister, har i efterhand avslöjat att avskaffandet av arvsskatten var en eftergift från Regeringen Persson till Svenskt Näringsliv Well, not quite.